About Pyotr Yershov
Lived 1910 – 1994 (aged 83–84). Pyotr Yershov was a Russian writer, actor and theatre director.
Pyotr Mikhaylovich Yershov (, 1910–1994) was a Soviet theater director and art theoretician, most famous for his textbooks on directing and works on Stanislavski's system.
He wrote Directing as a Practical Psychology, with forewords by Oleg Yefremov and P.V. Simonov, 1972, and Technology of an Actor in 1959, that is often recommended course material in Russian and American theater schools.
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Who was Pyotr Yershov?
Russian writer (1910–1994)
When was Pyotr Yershov born?
Pyotr Yershov was born on 17 March 1910.
When did Pyotr Yershov die?
Pyotr Yershov died in 1994.
What was Pyotr Yershov's occupation?
Pyotr Yershov was a writer, actor and theatre director.
What nationality was Pyotr Yershov?
Pyotr Yershov was Russian.
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· DBpedia: Pyotr Mikhaylovich Yershov
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