Boris Georgiyevich Dobronravov (; 16 April 1896 in

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– 27 October 1949 in Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet actor, associated with the

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.Boris Dobronravov at the Soviet Theatre Encyclopedia // Театральная энциклопедия. Гл. ред. С. С. Мокульский. Т. 1 — М.: Советская энциклопедия, А — «Глобус», 1961, стр. 707) The

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(1937), and a recipient of numerous high-profile state awards, including the

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(1938) and the

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(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'' (

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, Myshlayevsky), '' Dead Souls'' (

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, Nozdryov), ''

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'' (

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, Lopakhin).Boris Dobronravov at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia // Большая советская энциклопедия. Гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский, 2-е изд. Т. 14. Демосфен — Докембрий. 1952. 656 стр., илл.; 38 л. илл. и карт. "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. 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 ''

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'', 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.АЛЕКСЕЕВА Елизавета Георгиевна
at the Great Soviet Encyclopedia

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