Biography
Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold, born Karl Kasimir Theodor Meierhold, was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre. During the Great Purge, Meyerhold was arrested, tortured and executed in February 1940.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1874-02-09
Deathday1940-02-02 (65 years old)
Birth NameKarl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold
Birth PlacePenza, Russia
ReligionEastern Orthodox Church
RelationshipsZinaida Nikolaevna Rajh (1922 - 1939)
ChildrenIrina Vsevolodovna Meyerhold
CitizenshipsRussian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Also Known AsВсе́волод Мейерхо́льд, Всеволод Мейерхольд
AwardsPeople's Artist of the RSFSR
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