Hnat Petrovych Yura | |
---|---|
Born | January 8, 1888 |
Died | January 18, 1966 (aged 78) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation(s) | Actor, Director |
Years active | 1936-1958 (film) |
Signature | |
Hnat Petrovych Yura (Ukrainian: Гнат Петрович Юра, IPA: [ɦnɑt peˈtrɔwɪtʃ juˈrɑ]; also Gnat Yura; 8 January [O.S. 27 December] 1888[1] – January 18, 1966) was a Soviet and Ukrainian director, actor of theatre and film, pedagogue. He directed two films, and appeared on screen six times during the Soviet era.[2] Yura received titles of professor (1946), People's Actor of Ukraine (1930), and People's Actor of the Soviet Union (1940).[1]