Anatoly Efros

Anatoly Efros
Born
Anatoly Vasilievich Efros

(1925-07-16)July 16, 1925
DiedJanuary 13, 1987(1987-01-13) (aged 61)
Resting placeKuntsevo Cemetery
Occupation(s)theatre director, film director
SpouseNatalia Krymova
Children1 Dmitry Krymov

Anatoly Vasilievich Efros[1] (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Эфрос; July 3, 1925, Kharkiv – January 13, 1987, Moscow) was a Soviet theatre and film director. He was a leading interpreter of Russian classics during the Era of Stagnation and "received numerous awards for creative excellence".[2]

His writings on theatre were published in English under the titles The Joy of Rehearsal: Reflections on Interpretation and Practice (ISBN 9780820463384) and The Craft of Rehearsal: Further Reflections on Interpretation and Practice (ISBN 9780820488608).