Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955
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Name (Hebrew)
צ'כוב, מיכאיל אלכסנדרוביץ', 1891-1955
Name (Latin)
Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955
Name (Arabic)
تشيكوف، ميشيل، 1891-1955
Name (Cyrilic)
Чехов, Михаил Александрович, 1891-1955
Other forms of name
Chekhov, M. A. (Mikhail Aleksandrovich), 1891-1955
Chekhov, Mikh. Al. (Mikhail Aleksandrovich), 1891-1955
Chekhov, Mischa, 1891-1955
Chekhov, Misha, 1891-1955
Ts'ekhov, Mikhaʼel, 1891-1955
Chekhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich, 1891-1955
Chekhov, Michael
Chekhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich
צ'כוב, מיכאיל, 1891-1955
צ'כוב, מייקל, 1891-1955
Date of birth
1891
Date of death
1955
Place of birth
Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Place of death
Beverly Hills (Calif.)
Associated country
Great Britain
Russia (Federation)
Russia
United States (1935 - 1955)
England
Russia (1917 - 1928)
Russia (1891 - 1917)
Other associated place
Paris (France)
Latvia
Lithuania
Ridgefield (Conn.)
(1939)
New York (N.Y.)
(1935)
Devon (England) (1935 - 1938)
Moscow (Russia) (1909 - 1928)
Field of activity
Theater--Production and direction
Acting
Associate group
Chekhov Theatre
Chekhov Theatre Studio
Moscow Art Players
Moscow Art Players (1935)
Moskovskiĭ khudozhestvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr
Moskovskiĭ khudozhestvennyĭ akademicheskiĭ teatr (1909 - 1909)
Occupation
Producers and directors
Theatrical producers and directors
Acting teachers
Actors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Bolʹsh. sov. ėnt︠s︡ikl., 3rd ed.(Chekhov, Mikhail Aleksandrovich, nephew of Anton; left Soviet Union 1928, theater director in Europe and California, where he died)
- Elagin, I︠U︡. Temnyĭ geniĭ, 1982:t.p. (M. A. Chekhova)
- Feldman, B. Shalosh gishot le-omanut ha-miśḥaḳ, c2011:t.p. (צ'כוב = Ts'ekhov) p. 115 (מיכאל צ'כוב = Mikhaʼel Ts'ekhov)
- Internet Broadway database, 29 May 2013(Michael Chekhov; b. Aug 29, 1891, St. Petersburg, Russia; d. Sep 30, 1955, Beverly Hills, California, USA; male)
- LC data base, 10-5-83(hdg.: Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955) LC manual cat. (usage: Mikh. Al. Chekhov)
- Lessons for the professional actor, c1985:t.p. (Michael Chekhov) p. 7, etc. (born in St. Petersburg in 1891; nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov; actor; joined the Moscow Art Theatre in 1909; in 1920, opened own studio in Moscow; by 1924, directorship of his own theatre, the Second Moscow Art Theatre; in 1928, started years in volunteer exile across Europe, set up studios in Paris, Latvia, and Lithuania; in spring of 1935, head of the Moscow Art Players in New York; the Chekhov Theatre Studio was established at Dartington Hall in Devonshire, England, in 1935; with Beatrice Straight and Deirdre Hurst, recruited instructors and students for study of the Chekhov Method at Dartington Hall; in 1939, Chekhov Theatre Studio relocated to Ridgefield, Connecticut; had a theatre in Ridgefield; the Chekhov Theatre Players, a traveling theatrical troupe; in fall of 1941, Chekhov Theatre opened a New York studio; developed classes for experienced professional actors, in English; class record by means of shorthand notes by Chekhov's assistant, Deirdre Hurst du Prey; fame as Hollywood character actor and teacher still 4-5 years in the future)
- Michael Chekhov lessons for teachers of his acting technique, 2000:p. 9-10 (at Dartington Hall, Chekhov Theatre Studio opening on 5 October 1936; Chekhov arrived in England October 1935; gave lessons recorded in shorthand by Deirdre Hurst, transcribed without altering Chekhov's use of English)
- Personal name index to the N.Y. Times index, 1851-1974(Chekhov, Michael)
- Uroki dli︠a︡ professionalʹnogo aktëra, 2011:t.p. (Михаил Чехов = Mikhail Chekhov) t.p. verso (Чехов M.A. = Chekhov M.A.)
- Young, M.D. The Elmhirsts of Dartington, 1982:p. 230 (Michael Chekhov; Misha, Mischa; Russian actor and director, in New York; arrived at Dartington Hall October 1935; studio opened a year later) p. 234 (last performance at Dartington December 1938; studio reopened in Ridgefield, Connecticut, January 1939)
- שלו - לשחקן : על טכניקת המשחק, 2019:דף השער (מייקל צ'כוב)
- LCN
- LCN: Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955
- שלוש גישות לאמנות המשחק, 2011: