Mikheil Chiaureli

Mikheil Chiaureli
Born (1894-02-06)6 February 1894
Tiflis, Russian Empire
(now Georgia)
Died 31 October 1974(1974-10-31) (aged 80)
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
(now Georgia)
Occupation Film director
Screenwriter
Spouse(s) Veriko Anjaparidze
Children Sofiko Chiaureli

Mikheil Chiaureli (Georgian: მიხეილ ჭიაურელი, Russian: Михаил Эдишерович Чиаурели, 6 February 1894 31 October 1974) was a Soviet Georgian actor, film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1928 and 1974. He was awarded the Stalin Prize six times, twice in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.

Biography

In early life Chiaureli studied in a trade school and then worked for a while as a locksmith. Starting in amateur dramatics he became a professional actor aged 20 and worked as both actor and stage-decorator at the Tbilisi theatre. After 1917 he studied acting formally at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.

Chiaureli won four Stalin Prizes and became a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.[1]

Selected filmography

as actor
as director

References

  1. Soviet Calendar 1917-1947, Foreign Publishing House, Moscow 1947


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