Ivan Pyryev

Ivan Pyryev
Ivan Pyryev in 1947
Born
Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev

(1901-11-17)17 November 1901
Died7 February 1968(1968-02-07) (aged 66)
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actor, pedagogue
Years active1921–1968
Spouse(s)Ada Voytsik
Marina Ladynina
Lionella Pyryeva
ChildrenErik Pyryev
Andrei Ladynin

Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Пы́рьев; 17 November [O.S. 4 November] 1901 – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and pedagogue remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema.[1][2] He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57)[3] and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry.

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 557–560. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Beumers, Birgit (2015). Directory of World Cinema: RUSSIA 2. Intellect Ltd. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-1-7832-0010-8.
  3. ^ Ирина Гращенкова, Пырьев Иван Александрович, Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today Кинобраз. Accessed 18 July 2008.

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