About Hnat Yura
Lived 1887 – 1966 (aged 78). Hnat Yura was a Russian and Ukrainian actor, theatre director, drama teacher and film director.
Hnat Petrovych Yura (, ; also Gnat Yura; Yura received titles of professor, People's Actor of Ukraine (1930), and People's Actor of the Soviet Union (1940).
Biography Yura was born in village Fedvar (today Pidlisne). In 1920 a group of former "Molodyi Theatre" led by Yura joined "Novyi Lvivskyi Teatr", which in Vinnytsia was reformed into the Franko Ukrainian Drama Theatre, and for a few years (1920–1923) toured Ukraine.
Selected filmography Prometheus (1936) Cossacks Beyond the Danube (1937) Shchors (1939) Taras Shevchenko (1951) The Unforgettable Year 1919 (1952) Martin Borulya (1953)
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Who was Hnat Yura?
Ukrainian actor (1888-1966)
When was Hnat Yura born?
Hnat Yura was born on 27 December 1887 in Pidlisne.
When did Hnat Yura die?
Hnat Yura died on 18 January 1966 in Kyiv.
What was Hnat Yura's occupation?
Hnat Yura was an actor, theatre director, drama teacher and film director.
What nationality was Hnat Yura?
Hnat Yura was Russian and Ukrainian.
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