Biography
Yuri Aleksandrovich Zavadsky (Russian: Юрий Александрович Завадский; 12 July 1894, Moscow — 5 April 1977, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian theater director, actor and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1948) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1973).
Zavadsky studied under Yevgeny Vakhtangov, and made his acting debut at Vakhtangov's theatre, playing Anthony in Maurice Maeterlinck's play The Miracle of St. Anthony in (1915). He worked in various Russian theaters before moving to the Mossovet Theatre in Moscow as a director in 1940. The most famous actors of his company were Rostislav Plyatt (1908–89), Faina Ranevskaya (1896-1984), Lyubov Orlova (1902–75), and his wife Vera Maretskaya (1906-1978).
Filmography
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Movies 4
Director 2
The Bear's Wedding (1925)
Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-07-12
Deathday1977-04-05 (82 years old)
SpouseVera Maretskaya
CitizenshipsRussian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Also Known AsЮрий Завадский, Ю. Завадский, Yuri Zavadskiy, Yury Zavadskiy
AwardsPeople's Artist of Kazakh SSR, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Order of Lenin, Lenin Prize, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Merited Artist of the RSFSR
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