Vasil Gendov | |
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| Born | Vasil Dimov Hadzhigendov (Васил Димов Хаджигендов) 24 November 1891 |
| Died | 3 September 1970 (aged 78) |
| Other names | Vassil Gendov |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1910–1937 |
| Spouse | Ivana Ivanova "Zhana" Gendova |
Vasil Gendov (Bulgarian: Васил Гендов. Born Vasil Dimov Hadzhigendov (Bulgarian: Васил Димов Хаджигендов); 24 November 1891 – 3 September 1970) was a Bulgarian film and stage actor, film director and screenwriter. Gendov wrote, directed and had a starring role as an actor in the first feature-length film released in Bulgaria; the 1915 silent film comedy Bulgaran is Gallant.[1] Gendov also produced Bulgaria's first sound film The Slave's Revolt in 1933.[2]
- ^ Kardzhilov, Peter (1987). Bulgarian Feature Films - An Annotated Illustrated Filmography - Volume I (1915 - 1948) (in Bulgarian and English). Sofia: Dr. Peter Beron State Publishing House. pp. 62–63.
- ^ Detrez, Raymond (2014). Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-44-224180-0