Directing
Aleksandar Vereščagin
- Born
- Feb 25, 1885 · Aged 77
- Died
- Oct 23, 1962
- Place of birth
- Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 1
Also known as (1)
- Aleksandar Aleksandrovič Vereščagin
Biography
Alexander Aleksandrovič Vereščagin (Moscow, February 25, 1885 - October 23, 1962, Chicago) was a Russian director, actor and theater pedagogue. As a Russian emigrant, he worked on the territory of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He is one of the most significant and versatile Russian emigrants who worked on the art scene of the Kingdom of SHS/Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Nikolaev Academy of Engineering (1905) at the same time as the Drama Academy in Petrograd (1906). He acted in theaters in Pskov, Petrograd, Moscow and Kiev. For a time he stayed in Paris, where he starred in the films Death…
