Ivan Pyryev | |
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Born | Ivan Aleksandrovich Pyryev 17 November 1901 |
Died | 7 February 1968 | (aged 66)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, actor, pedagogue |
Years active | 1921–1968 |
Spouse(s) | Ada Voytsik Marina Ladynina Lionella Pyryeva |
Children | Erik Pyryev Andrei Ladynin |
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.[1][2] He was awarded six Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1946, 1946, 1948, 1951), served as Director of the Mosfilm studios (1954–57)[3] and was, for a time, the most influential man in the Soviet motion picture industry.