Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
	Ratoff as Ipswich in Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Born	Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner; April 20, c. 1893; Samara, Russia
Died	December 14, 1960 (aged 67); Solothurn, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor and producer
Years active	1921–1960
Spouses	Eugenie Leontovich (1923–1949; divorced); Maria Ratoff (until 1960; his death);

Gregory Ratoff (born Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner; Russian: Григорий Васильевич Ратнер; April 20, c. 1893 – December 14, 1960)^[1] was a Russian-American film director, actor and producer. As an actor, he was best known for his role as producer "Max Fabian" in All About Eve (1950).

^ Gregory Ratoff's petition for naturalization as a U.S. citizen and the Social Security Death Index both give his date of birth as April 20, 1893; however his mother's naturalization papers give his date of birth as April 7, 1895, and his gravestone bears the date April 20, 1897.

[1] Gregory Ratoff's petition for naturalization as a U.S. citizen and the Social Security Death Index both give his date of birth as April 20, 1893; however his mother's naturalization papers give his date of birth as April 7, 1895, and his gravestone bears the date April 20, 1897.

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Gregory Ratoff
Ratoff as Ipswich in Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Born	Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner April 20, c. 1893 Samara, Russia
Died	December 14, 1960 (1960-12-15) (aged 67) Solothurn, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor and producer
Years active	1921–1960
Spouses	Eugenie Leontovich (1923–1949; divorced) Maria Ratoff (until 1960; his death)