Yuri Aleksandrovich Zavadsky (; 12 July 1894,

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— 5 April 1977, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian theater director, actor and pedagogue.

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(1948) and

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(1973). Zavadsky studied under

Yevgeny Vakhtangov Yevgeny Bagrationovich Vakhtangov (also spelled Evgeny or Eugene; ; 13 February 1883 – 29 May 1922) was a Russian actor and theatre director who founded the Vakhtangov Theatre. He was a friend and mentor of Michael Chekhov.Martin BanhamThe ...

, and made his acting debut at Vakhtangov's theatre, playing Anthony in

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's play ''The Miracle of St. Anthony'' (1915). He worked in various Russian theaters before moving to the

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as a director in 1940. The most famous actors of his company were

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(1908–89),

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(1896-1984),

Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Petrovna Orlova ( ; – 26 January 1975) was a Soviet and Russian actress, singer, dancer, and People's Artist of the USSR (1950). Life and career Lyubov Orlova was born to a family of Russian nobility#Hereditary nobility, Russian h ...

(1902–75), and his wife

Vera Maretskaya Vera Petrovna Maretskaya (; 31 July 1906 – 17 August 1978) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She was a recipient of People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1976). Early years Vera Petrovna Maretskaya was ...

(1906-1978). In 1924, he and Maretskaya married, and they had one son. They remained lifelong friends and stage partners, even after the end of their brief marriage.Биография
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