Aleksandr Khanzhonkov

Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Born
Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov

(1877-08-08)8 August 1877
Khanzhonkovka, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
Died26 September 1945(1945-09-26) (aged 68)
Yalta, Crimean Oblast, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Producer, film director
Years active1905–1926

Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Ханжонков, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ xənˈʐonkəf]; 8 August [O.S. 27 July] 1877 — 26 September 1945) was a pioneering Russian[1][2][3][4] cinema entrepreneur, film director and screenwriter. He is known for producing Defence of Sevastopol, Russia's first feature film, as well as Ladislas Starevich's ground-breaking stop motion animation. Most of his career was in Russian Empire. During 1923-1926 he worked in the Soviet Union, where his career ended with a financial scandal, however his past achievements earned him a personal pension and an apartment from the state.[1]

  1. ^ a b Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. — Rowman & Littlefield, p. 366 ISBN 978-1-4422-6842-5
  2. ^ Richard Abel (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. — Routledge: London and New York, p. 356 ISBN 0-415-23440-9
  3. ^ Tsivian, Yuri (1991). Early Cinema in Russia and Its Cultural Reception. p. 132.
  4. ^ Marina Parkhomenko. Life and Death of Aleksandr Khanzhonkov interview with granddaughter Irina Orlova, Evening Donetsk newspaper № 153 (7825), October 17, 2003 (in Russian)