Eugenie Leontovich | |
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 Leontovich as Tatiana in Tovarich | |
| Born | Evgenia Konstantinovna Leontovich March 21 or April 3, 1900 (other sources indicate 1893, 1894, or 1898)[1][2][3] |
| Died | April 3, 1993 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dramatist, acting teacher |
| Years active | 1922-1962 |
| Spouse(s) | Paul A. Sokolov (1916-1922) (divorced) Gregory Ratoff (1923-1949) (divorced)[4] |
Eugenie Leontovich (born Evgenia Konstantinovna Leontovich; Russian: Евге́ния Константи́новна Леонто́вич, tr. Evgéniya Konstantínovna Leontóvich; March 21 or April 3, ca. 1900 [a][3][5][6][7][8][9] – April 3, 1993) was a Russian-American actress with a distinguished career in theatre, film and television, as well as a dramatist and acting teacher.
In an obituary, she was described as "[o]ne of the most colourful figures of the 20th-century theatre, a successful actress, producer, playwright and teacher."[10] She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers.[4]
- ^ 1922 travel manifest giving Leontovich's age as 29, which would indicate an 1893 year of birth, interactive.ancestrylibrary.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ This source gives 1894 as her year of birth, but also gives April 2, 1993 as her date of death, encyclopedia.com; accessed January 7, 2019.
- ^ a b This source gives 1898 as Leontovich's year of birth, ancestry.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ a b Collins, Glenn (April 3, 1993). "Eugenie Leontovich, 93, Actress, Playwright and Teacher, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Eugenie Leontovich, 93; actress, writer, director", Chicago Tribune, April 4, 1993, pg. 6.
- ^ "Eugenie Leontovich, 93, Actress, Playwright and Teacher, Is Dead". Glenn Collins, The New York Times, pg. 11, April 3, 1993; accessed October 20, 2015.
- ^ According to her Petition for Naturalization as a United States citizen, effective September 5, 1929, she was born April 3, 1900 at Kamenes, Podolsk, although the discrepancy may be between the O.S. (Julian) and N.S. (Gregorian) calendars.(subscription required)
- ^ Petition for Naturalization, ancestry.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Profile, interactive.ancestrylibrary.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Harris, Dale. "Exile on Broadway; Obituary: Eugenie Leontovich", The Guardian, p. 13 (London). April 14, 1993
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