Theodore Komisarjevsky

Theodore Komisarjevsky
Фёдор Фёдорович Комиссаржевский
Komisarjevsky, c. 1930
Born
Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky'

(1882-05-23)23 May 1882
Died17 April 1954(1954-04-17) (aged 71)
EducationSaint Petersburg University,
Imperial Institute of Architecture
Occupation(s)theatrical director, designer
Known forproductions of plays by Chekhov and Shakespeare
Spouses
Elfriede de Jarosy
(divorced)
(m. 1934; div. 1936)
  • Ernestine Stodelle
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
Parents

Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Комиссаржевский; 23 May 1882 – 17 April 1954), or Theodore Komisarjevsky, was a Russian, later British, theatrical director and designer. He began his career in Moscow, but had his greatest influence in London. He was noted for groundbreaking productions of plays by Chekhov and Shakespeare.