Grigori Aleksandrov

Directing

22 Jan 1903

† 16 Dec 1983

Yekaterinburg, Russian Empire

Biography

Grigori Vasilyevich Aleksandrov or Alexandrov (original family name was Mormonenko; 23 January 1903 - 16 December 1983) was a prominent Soviet film director who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1947 and a Hero of Socialist Labor in 1973. He was awarded the Stalin Prizes for 1941 and 1950. Initially associated with Sergei Eisenstein, with whom he worked as a co-director, screenwriter and actor, Aleksandrov became a major director in his own right in the 1930s, when he directed Jolly Fe...

Also Known As

Gregory Alexandrov, Grigori Vassílievitx Mormonenko, Grigori Vassílievitx Aleksàndrov, Григо́рий Васи́льевич Алекса́ндров, Григо́рий Васи́льевич Мормоненко