Vsevolod Meyerhold

Vsevolod Meyerhold
Born	Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1874 Penza Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	2 February 1940(1940-02-02) (aged 65) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Education	Moscow Art Theatre
Known for	Theatre director
Movement	Symbolism, futurism, constructivistm
Spouse(s)	Olga Munt Zinaida Reich (1922–died 1939)
Patron(s)	Vera Komissarzhevskaya

Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (Russian: Всеволод Эмильевич Мейерхольд, romanized: Vsévolod Èmíl'evič Mejerchól'd; born German: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 9 February [O.S. 28 January] 1874 – 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer of German descent. 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 in June 1939. He was tortured, his wife was murdered, and he was executed on 2 February 1940.