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- Vera Popova was a notable Russian actress of theatre and film.
She was born Vera Nikolaevna Popova on August 12, 1889, in Moscow, Russia. She began her acting studies at Moscow Drama Courses of A. Adashev. From 1908 - 1910 she studied at Theatrical School of Ivan Pelttser. From 1910 - 1919 she was a member of the touring troupe led by P. Medvedev, and toured all over Russia. In 1919 she became a member of the troupe at Akvarium Theatre in Moscow. There she performed in plays under directorship of Sakhnovsky and Illarion Pevtsov. Pevtsov introduced Popova to Anatoli Ktorov who was a promising young actor, and Popova became Ktorov's partner on stage and in life. From 1920 - 1933 Popova was a permanent member of the troupe at Korsh Theatre in Moscow. There she played leading roles in classic dramas and comedies, as well as in contemporary plays, with Anatoli Ktorov as her permanent stage partner. During the 1920s and 1930s she played parts in silent films, including classic films by director Yakov Protazanov. However, Popova's beauty and noblesse were not in demand, while most Soviet films were dominated by political propaganda under the dictatorship of Joseph Stalin.
From 1933 - 1964 Popova was a permanent member of the troupe at Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). She was described in a letter to Stanislavsky as "Excellent Popova, a tender, simple and very sincere actress" by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko who was the founder of the Moscow Art Theatre. There Popova's stage partners were such renown Russian actors as Alla Tarasova, Mark Prudkin, Olga Androvskaya, Angelina Stepanova, Nikolay Khmelyov, Mikhail Yanshin, Aleksey Gribov, Boris Livanov, Mikhail Kedrov, Viktor Stanitsyn, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Vasili Toporkov, Mikhail Bolduman, Pavel Massalsky, and others. Popova's acting career spanned over 50 years, until her last performances in 1964, on the stage of Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT). There she played such roles as Ranevskaya in 'Vishnevyy sad' (aka... Cherry orchard), and Voynitskaya in 'Dyadya Vanya' (aka... Uncle Vanya) by Anton Chekhov, and Countess Lidia Ivanovna in 'Anna Karenina', an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Lev Tolstoy, among other productions of MKhAT.
Vera Popova was designated People's Artist of Russia (1959), and received decorations for her contribution to the art of film and theatre. Popova died of natural causes on August 27, 1982, in Moscow, and was laid to rest near her husband Anatoli Ktorov in Vvedenskoe Cemetery in Moscow, Russia. - Hela Gerber was born on 7 April 1907 in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Denn das Weib ist schwach (1961), Es war einmal ein Musikus (1933) and Silverson (1974). She died on 27 August 1982 in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
- Magda Mihailova Kolchakova is Bulgarian theater and cinema actress. She was born on September 20, 1914 in Bansko, Bulgaria. In 1940, she graduated from Theater School at the National Theatre "Ivan Vazov" and joined his troupe until his retirement. She has played in the plays "Boriana", "Outcasts," "Under the Yoke", "Golemanov", "Public Prosecutor", "Marriage," "Twelfth Night," "Tartuffe." Besides the theater Kolchakova have roles in the cinema. She has participated in the films "Strahil leader" (1938), "Lyubimetz 13" (1958), "Captured Squadron" (1962), "Tobacco" (1962). She has performed as a pop singer and reciter of poetry. She has written essays and articles, poetry collection "Songs" (1948), plays "Geratzite" (1955on the base of the novel by Elin Pelin), "Inspiration" (1958) and the novel in three parts "Banskalii" (1966-1975). She was awarded with the Dimitrov's Prize in 1950, with the title of "People's artist" in 1971 and with the medal "Georgi Dimitrov" in 1974. She died on August 27, 1882 in Bansko, Bulgaria.
- Ananda Mayi Ma died on 27 August 1982 in Dheradun, Uttaranchal, India.
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Georges Neveux was born on 26 August 1900 in Poltava, Russian Empire. He was a writer and director, known for L'appel de la vie (1937), Under Secret Orders (1937) and Street of Shadows (1937). He died on 27 August 1982 in Paris, France.- Director
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Sverre Udnæs was born in 1939. He was a director and writer, known for Øyeblikket (1977), Alberte (1972) and Og du (1967). He died on 27 August 1982.- Bearcat Wright was born on 13 January 1932 in the USA. He died on 27 August 1982 in the USA.
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Aleksandr Radunsky was born on 3 August 1912 in Moscow, Russian Empire. He was an actor and writer, known for The Little Humpbacked Horse (1962), Romeo & Juliet (1955) and Swan Lake (1957). He died on 27 August 1982 in Moscow, Russia, USSR.- Fayvish Arones was born on 21 June 1893 in Dvinsk, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Granitsa (1935). He died on 27 August 1982 in Petah Tikva, Israel.
- Yun Pai was born in 1918 in Republic of Hawaii, Annex Territory of USA. He was an actor, known for Pan Jin Lian (1964), Hai jiao honglou Xia ji (1947) and Cai feng xi shuang long (1955). He died on 27 August 1982 in China.