Yuri Lyubimov Юрий Любимов | |
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Born | Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov 30 September 1917 |
Died | 5 October 2014 | (aged 97)
Occupation(s) | Stage actor, theatre director |
Years active | 1935–2014 |
Spouse | Katalin Lyubimova (1978-2014) |
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Website | www.lyubimov.info (archived) |
Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov (Russian: Ю́рий Петро́вич Люби́мов; 30 September [O.S. 17 September] 1917 – 5 October 2014) was a Soviet and Russian stage actor and director associated with the internationally renowned Taganka Theatre,[1] which he founded in 1964.[2][3] He was one of the leading names in the Russian theatre world.[4]