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 five times in 1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, and 1950.[1]
Mikheil Chiaureli | |
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Born | |
Died | 31 October 1974 | (aged 80)
Resting place | Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi |
Occupation(s) | Film director, Screenwriter |
Notable work | The Fall of Berlin (1949) |
Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1948) |
Spouse | Veriko Anjaparidze |
Children | Sofiko Chiaureli |
Awards | Stalin Prize (1941, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950) |
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.[2]
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