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- Music Department
- Composer
- Writer
Irving Berlin was born Israel Isidor Baline on May 11, 1888 in Mogilev, Belarus, Russian Empire. Towering composer, songwriter, ("God Bless America", "Always", "Blue Skies", "White Christmas") author and publisher, he came to the United States at age 5 and was educated in New York's public schools. His earliest musical education was from his father, a cantor. He earned Honorary degrees from Bucknell University and Temple University. Beginning his career as a song-plugger for publisher Harry von Tilzer, Berlin worked as a singing waiter in Chinatown. In 1909, he was hired as a staff lyricist by the Ted Snyder Company, and became a partner to that firm four years later.
In 1910, he began doing vaudeville appearances in the United States and abroad, and also appeared with Snyder in the Broadway musical "Up and Down Broadway", that ran for 72 performances. He joined ASCAP as a charter member in 1914, and served on its first board of directors between 1914-1918. Berlin enlisted the United States Army infantry in World War I, and was a sergeant at Camp Upton, New York. After the war, he established his own public-relations firm, and in 1921, he built the 1025-seat Music Box Theatre (at 239 W. 45th Street, New York) with Sam H. Harris. After Harris' death in 1941, Berlin assumed full ownership and the theatre remains a Broadway institution to this day.
Among his many awards was the Medal for Merit for his 1942 all-soldier show "This Is the Army", which toured the United States, Europe and South Pacific battle zones; all proceeds were assigned to Army Emergency Relief and other service agencies. Berlin was also a member of the French Legion of Honor and held the Congressional Medal of Honor for "God Bless America", the proceeds from which went to the God Bless America Fund. His songs were sung by Fred Astaire, Al Jolson, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Dick Powell, Alice Faye and many others. Irving Berlin died at the age of 101 of natural causes on September 22, 1989 in New York City.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Michael Mark was born on 15 March 1886 in Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Son of Frankenstein (1939), The Wasp Woman (1959) and The Great Flamarion (1945). He died on 3 February 1975 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Actor
- Writer
- Manager
Gary Vaynerchuk was born on 14 November 1975 in Bobruisk, Mogilev Oblast, BSSR, USSR [now Babruysk, Belarus]. He is an actor and writer, known for The Adventures of Lil' Vee (2019), Dirt! The Movie (2009) and Fate of a Sport (2022).- Irina Medvedeva was born on 14 August 1982 in Bobruisk, Mogilev Oblast, BSSR, USSR [now Babruysk, Belarus]. She is an actress, known for Chelovek niotkuda (2023), Tarif Novogodniy (2008) and The Jungle (2012). She has been married to Guillaume Boucher since 5 July 2018. They have two children. She was previously married to Ruslan Alekhno.
- Nina Zorskaya was born on 26 February 1918 in village Malyushino, Western Oblast, RSFSR [now Krasnapolle Raion, Mogilev Region, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for Wait for Me (1943), Delo Artamonovykh (1941) and Obyknovennoe chudo (1965). She died on 6 September 1989 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Actor
- Writer
Andrey Sviridov was born on 27 March 1975 in Mogilev, Mogilevskaya oblast, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He is an actor and writer, known for Dark Planet (2008), Chinese Zodiac (2012) and I'm Staying (2007).- Director
- Writer
- Art Department
Viktor Turov was born on 25 October 1936 in Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. Viktor was a director and writer, known for Lyudi na bolote (1982), Vremya ee synovey (1974) and Dykhanie grozy (1983). Viktor died on 31 October 1996 in Minsk, Belarus.- Friedrich Neznansky was born on 27 September 1932 in Shuravichi, Mogilev Okrug, BSSR, USSR [now Karma Raion, Gomel Oblast, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Chyornyy kvadrat (1992). He died on 14 February 2013 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
- Director
- Editor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vladimir Sukhobokov was born on 23 July 1910 in Rogachyov, Rogachyov uyezd, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Rahachow, Gomel Region, Belarus]. He was a director and editor, known for Vsyo dlya vas (1965), Volki i ovtsy (1953) and Nochnoy patrul (1957). He died on 12 June 1973 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Writer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Boris Laskin was born on 22 July 1914 in Orsha, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vitebsk Voblast, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Carnival Night (1956), Rodnye berega (1943) and Devushka s gitaroy (1958). He died on 22 August 1983 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Writer
- Actor
Nathan Zarkhi was born in 1900 in Orsha, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vitebsk Voblast, Belarus]. He was a writer and actor, known for Pobeda zhenshchiny (1927), Konets Sankt-Peterburga (1927) and Osobnyak Golubinykh (1924). He died on 17 July 1935 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Actress
- Soundtrack
Polish stage and film actress, singer, cabaret performer and creative director, theatre director and costume designer, editorialist. Successfully debuted on film in 1935 (the song she performed was available on soundtrack album released by Syrena Record in 1936) while she was still studying acting under Aleksander Zelwerowicz (who was very reluctant to allow his students to start their acting career before they finish school). Graduated Panstwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej (State Institute of Theatrical Arts, Warsaw) in 1936. Debuted on stage in Polish Theatre in Warsaw in 1936 (with Dickens' "The Pickwick Papers", as Mary), where she performed until the war (see: other works). Her roles were a proof of her versatility, as she would find herself both in drama and comedy.
The production of her 9th movie, "Szczescie przychodzi kiedy chce" (directed by Mieczyslaw Krawicz ) was canceled by the outbreak of World War 2.
As most of the actors who boycotted German-controlled theaters during the war, she had to find another way to make a living: she worked as waitress in "Na Antresoli" café, this also meant giving performances alongside other artists. That place was also a contact point for Polish resistance. She was taken hostage by Gestapo and held in the Pawiak prison (her husband Zbigniew Sawan ended up in Auschwitz camp) as a result of German retaliatory action for the Polish resistance assassination of the Nazi spy Igo Sym, her co-star from Zlota maska (1940) (she also rejected his offers to start working for German UFA, at that time dealing mostly with pro-Nazi propaganda movies).
After the war she started performing in Teatr Maly in Warsaw alongside her husband, later also in Miniatura Theatre in Warsaw and Teatr Nowy. They moved next (1947-1949) to Polish Theatre in Szczecin, where Sawan would take the manager seat. The couple returned to Warsaw in 1949 and started working in Ludowy Theatre: Sawan again as manager, while she started directing plays. She had spent the years 1951-1953 in Buffo revue theatre, what launched her career as cabaret star.
In 1956 she created the "Wagabunda" cabaret, which gathered such actors and satirists as Edward Dziewonski, Jacek Fedorowicz, Bogumil Kobiela, Maria Koterbska, Wieslaw Michnikowski, Stanislaw Tym, Jeremi Przybora, Mieczyslaw Wojnicki, Zbigniew Cybulski, Marian Zalucki. Popular in Poland, it also toured USA (1957), Canada, Great Britain, Israel and Czechoslovakia. She was its art director and also performed sung poetry or versions of popular songs with Polish lyrics. During that time (1961) she made a guest appearance in Regnier's play "Les Petites Tetes" in Comedy Theatre, Warsaw. After "Wagabunda" dissolved in 1968 she had problem finding work in Warsaw theaters despite her experience and fame. Finally she found her way to the stage of Syrena Theatre in Warsaw, where she played in revues in 1974 through 1981. After W obronie wlasnej (1982) she was to star in another movie, but it was stuck in a pre-production limbo.
During her career she also worked with Polish public broadcaster Polskie Radio, taking part in concertos and other broadcasts. She appeared in radio dramas already in late 1930s; listeners of Program 1 station could still catch her in 1980s & 1990s reading her own editorials on cultural news, displaying literary and satirical talent.
People she worked with describe her as a hard-working and demanding professional, elegant and well mannered, brilliant and with a great sense of humor.- Additional Crew
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (8 July 1909 - 2 July 1989) was a Soviet Belarusian communist politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957-1985) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985-1988). Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy until he retired in 1988. In the 1940s Western pundits called him Mr Nyet ("Mr No") or "Grim Grom", because of his frequent use of the Soviet veto in the United Nations Security Council.- David Pinski was born on 5 April 1872 in Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a writer, known for The Singing Blacksmith (1938) and Di mishpokhe Tsvi (1916). He died on 11 August 1959 in Haifa, Israel.
- Tatyana Govorkova was born on 22 August 1900 in Gomel, Gomel uyezd, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Dobrush District, Gomel Region, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for The Winner (1947), Vozdushnyy izvozchik (1943) and Tanker 'Derbent' (1941). She died on 25 August 1989 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Natalya Podolskaya was born on 20 May 1982 in Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. She is an actress, known for Nash papa - Ded Moroz!, Natalia Podolskaya: Nobody Hurt No One (2005) and Novogodnyaya SMSka (2011). She has been married to Vladimir Presnyakov since 5 June 2010. They have one child.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Eduard Kolmanovskiy was born on 9 January 1923 in Mogilev, Gomel Governorate, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Mogilev Region, Belarus]. He was a composer, known for The Cosmonaut (2013), Ulitsa bez kontsa (1973) and Po semeynym obstoyatelstvam (1978). He died on 27 July 1994 in Moscow, Russia.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Modest Altschuler was born on 15 February 1873 in Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a composer, known for Buffalo Bill Rides Again (1947), It's All in Your Mind (1938) and Song of My Heart (1948). He died on 12 September 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
Lev Indenbom was born on 6 June 1903 in Mstislavl, Mstislavl uyezd, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Mstsislaw, Mogilev Region, Belarus]. Lev was an assistant director and production manager, known for Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1944), The Girls (1962) and Ubiystvo na ulitse Dante (1956). Lev died on 28 April 1970 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Writer
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Mikhail Volpin was born on 20 December 1902 in Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was a writer, known for The Horsemen (1950), Spring (1947) and Through Fire, Water and... Trumpets (1968). He was married to Irina Glebovna Barteneva. He died on 21 July 1988 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Pyotr Aleynikov was born on 12 July 1914 in village Krivel, Mogilev uyezd, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Shklow Raion, Mahilyow Region, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for The Great Glinka (1946), Seven Brave Men (1936) and Shumi, gorodok (1940). He died on 9 June 1965 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Vladimir Agranov was born on 27 December 1918 in Zhlobin, Mogilev Governorate, Belarusian People's Republic [now Gomel Oblast, Belarus]. He was a production designer and art director, known for Golubaya strela (1959), Lisova pisnya (1961) and Adventure in Odessa (1953). He died on 1 May 1995 in Kiev, Ukraine.- Cinematographer
Nikolai Lukanyov was born on 8 July 1929 in Mogilev, Byelorussian SSR, USSR [now Belarus]. He was a cinematographer, known for Svet v okne (1960), Ulitsa molodosti (1958) and Chudak-chelovek (1962). He died on 12 May 2004 in Odessa, Ukraine.- Veronika Borisenko was born on 16 January 1918 in Stolbun, Mogilev Governorate, Russia [now Gomel Oblast, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for The Snow Maiden (1952) and Anna Snegina (1969). She died on 7 September 1995 in Moscow, Russia.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
Abram Veksler was born on 22 January 1905 in Gorki, Gorki uyezd, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Horki, Horki Raion, Mahilyow Region, Belarus]. He was a production designer and art director, known for Mussorgsky (1950), Mister Iks (1958) and Spring Song (1941). He died in 1974 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].