Boris Dobronravov
Boris Georgiyevich Dobronravov (16 April 1896 in Moscow, Imperial Russia – 27 October 1949 in Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet actor, associated with the Moscow Art Theatre. The People's Artist of the USSR (1937), and a recipient of numerous high-profile state awards, including the Order of Lenin (1938) and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1837), he is best remembered for his parts in An Ardent Heart and The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky (Narkis, Tikhon respectively), The Days of the Turbins (Mikhail Bulgakov, Myshlayevsky), Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol, Nozdryov), The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov, Lopakhin). "Totally open and delivering instantly profound effect on stage, he was one of the very few, of whom it could be said that their performances were paid by their very heart's own blood," according to the theatre historian Inna Solovyova.
Also recorded as Boris Georgiyevich Dobronravov
Boris Dobronravov
Сергей Семёнов (User:Stauffenberg) · CC BY 3.0
- Name
- Boris Dobronravov
- Birth Name
- Борис Георгиевич Добронравов
- Born
- 16 April 1896
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russian Empire
- Died
- 27 October 1949
- Place of death
- Moscow, USSR
- Occupation
- actor
- Awards
- Order of Lenin (1938), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1937)
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union
- Honours
- Order of Lenin · People's Artist of the USSR · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Boris Dobronravov. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q4163736 · wikipedia · Boris Dobronravov
In this article
Biography
Biography
Dobronravov, who always said his idea of a perfect death was the death on stage, died of heart failure after the curtain fell at the end of the second act of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, his 166th performance of the leading role, on the day of MAT's 51st anniversary. He is interred in Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow. In 1920–1949 he was cast in 11 Soviet films, including Aerograd (1935) and The Virgin Land (1939). The People's Artist of the USSR Elizaveta Alexeyeva (1901–1972), the MAT actress Maria Yulievna Dobronravova (1900–1964) and the Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR Elena Dobronravova (1932–1999), were his sister, wife and daughter, respectively.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Boris Dobronravov • Birth Name — Борис Георгиевич Добронравов • Born — 16 April 1896 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russian Empire • Died — 27 October 1949 • Place of death — Moscow, USSR • Occupation — actor • Years Active — 1915–1949 • Awards — Order of Lenin (1938), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1937)
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Boris Dobronravov, revision 1354065982 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Born at
1- MoscowPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Died at
1- MoscowPlace
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
Distinctions
1- Order of LeninTerminology
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 27 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Film memorabilia
38,713 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Boris BushmelevPerson
- Boris BystrovPerson
- Boris ChirkovPerson
- Boris de FastPerson
- Boris DurovPerson
- Boris DvornikPerson
- Boris FruminPerson
- Boris GalkinPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Boris Dobronravov?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.