Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1860-01-29
Deathday: 1904-07-15 (44 years old)

Biography

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 – 1904) was a Russian playwright and writer, whose plays received international acclaim, and who as a short-story writer is still regarded as virtually unmatched. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."


The son of a former serf, Chekhov started out supporting his family by writing popular comic sketches as a medicine student. While practicing as a doctor, he produced his first full-length play, Ivanov (1887). He took up serious themes with stories such as “The Steppe” (1888) and “A Dreary Story” (1889); later stories include “Ward Number Six” (1892), “The Black Monk” (1894) and “The Lady with the Dog” (1899). His play The Seagull (1896) was badly received until its successful revival in 1899 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and the Moscow Art Theatre. After this he converted his earlier work The Wood Demon (1889) into the universally acclaimed play Uncle Vanya (1897). To nurse his eventually fatal tuberculosis he moved to the Crimea, where he wrote his famous last plays, Three Sisters (1901) and The Cherry Orchard (1904).

Filmography

all 321

Movies 314

Writer 226

TV Shows 7

self 1

Screenplay 1

Original Story
Afternoon

Afternoon (2007)

Movie
Original Story
Seagull

Seagull (2007)

Movie
Original Story
Requiem

Requiem (1999)

Movie
Theatre Play
Racek

Racek (1997)

Movie
Theatre Play
August

August (1996)

Movie
Screenplay / Theatre Play
Vanya on 42nd Street

Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)

Movie
6
Theatre Play / Writer
La Cerisaie

La Cerisaie (1982)

Movie
Novel / Writer
The Duel

The Duel (1973)

Movie
Theatre Play / Short Story
Podzimní slunce

Podzimní slunce (1960)

Movie
Book / Short Story
Too Salty

Too Salty (1959)

Movie

Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1860-01-29

Deathday
1904-07-15 (44 years old)

Birth Name
Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ

Birth Place
Taganrog, Russia

Relationships
Olga Knipper (1901 - 1904)

Father
Pavel Chekhov

Mother
Evgenia Chekhova

Siblings
Maria Chekhova, Mikhail Chekhov, Nikolai Chekhov, Alexander Chekhov

Citizenships
Russian Empire

Residences
Melikhovo, Russia

Also Known As
A. P. Čechov, А. П. Чехов, Антон Павлович Чехов, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Anton Pawlowitsch Tschechow

Awards
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class, Medal for works on the first general census, Honorary Citizen of the Russian Empire, Pushkin Prize

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