Leonid Obolensky
Leonid Leonidovich Obolensky (21 January 1902 – 17 November 1991) was a Russian and Soviet actor. Leonid Obolensky was born into the family of the Soviet diplomat Leonid Leonidovich Obolensky (1873−1930) in Arzamas, he studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.
Also recorded as Leonid Leonidovich Obolensky
Leonid Obolensky
- Name
- Leonid Obolensky
- Born
- 21 January 1902
- Birthplace
- Arzamas, Russian Empire
- Died
- 17 November 1991
- Place of death
- Miass, Chelyabinsk Oblast, USSR
- Occupation
- actor
- Spouse
- Irina Obolenskaya
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Honours
- People's Artist of the RSFSR
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Leonid Obolensky • Born — 21 January 1902 • Birthplace — Arzamas, Russian Empire • Died — 17 November 1991 • Place of death — Miass, Chelyabinsk Oblast, USSR • Occupation — actor • Years Active — 1919—1991 • Spouse — Irina Obolenskaya
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Leonid Obolensky lived from 1902 to 1991 and is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Leonid Obolensky is recorded in 1902 in Arsamas, and the death in 1991 in Miass.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• On the Red Front (1920) as Red Army soldier • The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks (1924) as dandy • The Death Ray (1925) as Mayor Hard • St. Jorgen's Day (1930) as film director • A Very English Murder (1974) old lord Warbeck • Walnut Bread (1978) as Andrius's grandfather • The Casket of Maria Medici (1980) as Bertrand Marti • Faktas (1981) as Alexandre
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Life and career
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1991
Leonid Obolensky died at Miass.
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Arzamas.
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scholarly publication
- Vsevolod Pudovkin, Leonid Obolensky, Sergei Komarov and Vladimir Fogel: Preface to Kuleshov's Book The Art of Cinema, The Film Factory, 2012
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2012
reference work
- “Leonid Obolensky”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
Vsevolod Pudovkin, Leonid Obolensky, Sergei Komarov and Vladimir Fogel: Preface to Kuleshov's Book The Art of Cinema, The Film Factory, 2012Crossref registry
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