Levan Khotivari
Levan Iosebis dze Khotivari (4 January 1902 – 14 December 1980) was a Georgian film actor, director and screenwriter. He worked at the Georgian Film Studio, where he directed mainly comedies, and was named a People's Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1980.
Levan Khotivari
- Name
- Levan Khotivari
- Born
- 4 January 1902
- Birthplace
- Kutaisi, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 14 December 1980
- Place of death
- Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Film director, actor, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union
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Levan Iosebis dze Khotivari (4 January 1902 – 14 December 1980) was a Georgian film actor, director and screenwriter. He worked at the Georgian Film Studio, where he directed mainly comedies, and was named a People's Artist of the Georgian SSR in 1980.
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Levan Khotivari (1902–1980) was a Russian and Soviet actor, film director and filmmaker, among other activities. The actor was born in Kutaisi.
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• Name — Levan Khotivari • Native Name — ლევან ხოტივარი • Born — 4 January 1902 • Birthplace — Kutaisi, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 14 December 1980 • Place of death — Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union • Resting Place — Saburtalo Pantheon, Tbilisi • Occupation — Film director, actor, screenwriter • Years Active — 1924–1980
Early life and career
Early life and career
Khotivari was born on 4 January 1902 in Kutaisi. He finished the Kutaisi classical gymnasium in 1921 and from 1923 to 1925 studied at a film-actors' studio in Georgia. From 1924 he appeared as an actor in more than a dozen films, and from 1944 he worked as an assistant and second director at the Georgian Film Studio. He made his debut as a director in 1954 and went on to direct, mostly comedies. His films include Chrichina (1954, with Siko Dolidze), I Will Tell the Truth (1957), Bridegroom Without a Diploma (1961), Tariel Golua (1968) and A Merry Romance (1972); he also co-wrote several of these screenplays.
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Khotivari died in Tbilisi on 14 December 1980 and was buried at the Saburtalo Pantheon.
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• People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1980)
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