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Jurijs Jurovskis

1894 – 1959

Russian actor

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About Jurijs Jurovskis

Lived 1894 – 1959 (aged 65). Jurijs Jurovskis was a Russian actor and film actor.

Yuri Ilyich Yurovsky (; ) was a Soviet actor and director of Armenian origin. People's Artist of the USSR. He worked as an actor and director at Riga Russian Theatre since 1925.

Selected filmography 1924 — Die Nibelungen 1949 — Encounter at the Elbe 1950 — Zhukovsky 1952 — The Composer Glinka

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Important facts

Born

21 April 1894, Tbilisi

Birth century

19th century

Died

30 December 1959, Riga

Occupation

Actor, film actor

Nationality

Russian Empire, Soviet Union

Education

Russian Institute of Theatre Arts

Awards

People's Artist of the USSR; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of the Badge of Honour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; State Stalin Prize, 1st degree; Stalin Prize, 2nd degree

Also known as

Yury Yurovsky, Yury Ilyich Yurovsky, Georgy Sarukhanov, Yuri Yurovsky

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jurijs Jurovskis's

Charles Algernon Parsons

1854 – 1931

Engineer

Giovanni Battista Grassi

Percy Alexander MacMahon

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jurijs Jurovskis?

Russian actor (1894-1959)

When was Jurijs Jurovskis born?

Jurijs Jurovskis was born on 21 April 1894 in Tbilisi.

When did Jurijs Jurovskis die?

Jurijs Jurovskis died on 30 December 1959 in Riga.

What was Jurijs Jurovskis's occupation?

Jurijs Jurovskis was an actor and film actor.

What nationality was Jurijs Jurovskis?

Jurijs Jurovskis was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jurijs Jurovskis

· Wikidata: Q4535119

· DBpedia: Yuri Yurovsky

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