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Efremov Oleg
Efremov Oleg
Oleg Nikolaevich Efremov
Born on October 1, 1927 in Moscow.
In 1949 he graduated from the acting department of the Moscow Art Theater School with honors and became an actor and director of the Central Children's Theater, where he worked until 1956.
In 1956 he organized and headed the Sovremennik Theater.
Since 1970 - chief director of the Moscow Art Theater.
Since 1976 - professor at the Moscow Art Theater School.
Among his productions: “Forever Alive” by V. S. Rozov (1956, 1964) , “Steelworkers” by G. K. Bokarev (1972) , “Ivanov” (1976) and “Uncle Vanya” (1985) by A. P. Chekhov, “So We Will Win!” M. F. Shatrova (1981) .
He starred in the films: “First Echelon” - 1955, “The Living and the Dead” - 1963 , “War and Peace” - 1965 , “Beware of the Car” - 1966 , “Three Poplars” on Plyushchikha” - 1967 , “Days of Surgeon Mishkin” - 1976 (WTF jury prize in Leningrad-77) and others. In total there are about 80 film roles.
People's Artist of the USSR (1976) .
Laureate of the State Prize ( 1969, 1974, 1983 - for theatrical works).
"Golden Mask" - prize of a competition-examination of actors of Moscow theaters (1976) .
Hero of Socialist Labor (1987) .
Kinoshock Award in the category "Special Award for Creativity for 1997" .
On May 24, 2000, Oleg Efremov died in his Moscow apartment after a serious illness.