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Also known as Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1901-1968)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1945-10-06
Active to
1997-01-01
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Key facts

Born
Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev , ( 1901-11-17 ) 17 November 1901, Kamen , Tomsk Governorate , Russian Empire
Died
7 February 1968 (1968-02-07) (aged 66), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Resting place
Novodevichy Cemetery , Moscow
Occupations
Film director, screenwriter, actor, pedagogue
Years active
1921–1968
Spouse s
Ada Voytsik , Marina Ladynina , Lionella Pyryeva
Children
Erik Pyryev, Andrei Ladynin

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ivan
Gender
male
Citizenship
Soviet Union
Place of birth
Kamen-na-Obi
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
public figure
Languages spoken
Russian
Field of work
social engagement
Image
Pyrev I.A.jpg
Work location
Soviet Union
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place of burial
Novodevichy Cemetery
date of birth
1901-11-04
date of death
1968-02-07
Commons category
Ivan Pyryev
start of work period
1921-00-00
end of work period
1968-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Пы́рьев; 17 November [O.S. 4 November] 1901 – 7 February 1968) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor and pedagogue remembered as the high priest of Stalinist cinema. He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57) and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry.

Life and career

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