Lyubov Orlova

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Lyubov Orlova
Любо́вь Орло́ва (Russian)

Postage Stamp, Russia, 2001
Born Lyubov Petrovna Orlova
(1902-01-29)January 29, 1902
Zvenigorod, Russian Empire, Russia
Died January 26, 1975(1975-01-26) (aged 72)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Cause of death
 Pancreatic Cancer
Resting place
 Novodevichy Cemetery
Moscow, Russia
55°43′29″N 37°33′15″E / 55.72472°N 37.55417°E / 55.72472; 37.55417
Nationality Russian
Occupation Actor, Pianist, Singer, Dancer
Years active 1933-1974
Spouse(s) Andrei Berezin
(1926-1930; divorced)
Grigori Aleksandrov
(Unknown-1975; her death)
Parents Petr Orlov
Evgenia Sukhotina
Lyubov Orlova and Leonid Utyosov in Jolly Fellows
Volga-Volga, Joseph Stalin's favourite film

Lyubov Petrovna Orlova, (Russian: Любо́вь Петро́вна Орло́ва; 29 January [O.S. 16 January] 1902, Zvenigorod – 26 January 1975, Moscow) was the first recognized star of Soviet cinema, famous theatre actress and a gifted singer.

She was born to a family of Russian nobles in Zvenigorod near Moscow and grew up in Yaroslavl. When she was seven, Fyodor Shalyapin predicted her future as a famous actress.

Orlova studied in Moscow Conservatory but did not graduate because she had to work to support her parents. Her first husband, a Soviet economist Andrei Berezin, was arrested in 1930. However this did not reflect on her successful career.

Orlova's performance in a very popular 1934 comedy, Jolly Fellows, earned the young star the sympathy of Stalin and the title "Honorable actor of RSFSR". Soon she married the movie director, Grigori Aleksandrov.

In the next years, she starred in four popular movies which also became instant Soviet classics: Circus (1936), Volga-Volga (1938), Bright Path (1940), and Spring (1947). She was awarded the Stalin Prize (1941). In 1950, she became the first woman to receive the title of the People's Artist of the USSR exclusively for her cinematic works. After that, she switched to playing in theatre productions of Yuri Zavadsky's company.

A minor planet 3108 Lyubov, discovered by Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1972 is named after her.[1] Words of her name also have a meaning in Russian language - direct translation of орлова is [eagle's] and [love] of любовь.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Dictionary of Minor Planet Names - p. 256

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