Mikheil Gelovani | |
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 Gelovani in 1947 | |
| Born | 6 January 1893 Lasuria, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 December 1956 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1913–1956 |
| Family | wife: Irina Eristavi, writer and translator; son: Georgy Gelovani, prominent opera director, who worked for the Bolshoy Theatre of the USSR and the Russian Federation for many years |
Mikheil Gelovani (Georgian: მიხეილ გელოვანი, Russified as Михаи́л Гео́ргиевич Гелова́ни, Mikhail Georgievich Gelovani; 6 January [O.S. 25 December 1892] 1893 – 21 December 1956) was a Soviet and Georgian actor, known for his numerous portrayals of Joseph Stalin in cinema, starring in fifteen historic movies mostly about the early Soviet era.[1] He was recognized as People's Artist of the USSR in 1950.
- ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 246–248. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.