Mikhail Vavich (Russian: Михаил Иванович Ð'авич) was
a Russian actor, operetta and singer.Mikhail first performed in 1905
on stage at St. Petersburg in a private operetta of Petr Tumpakov. He
received recognition in 1906 after performing the role of the Viscount
Cascada in the operetta The Merry Widow by Lehar. From 1905 thru 1918
he worked in the operetta theaters of St. Petersburg and Moscow. From
the season of 1908/1909 Vavitch became an actor of a troupe of the
Moscow theater, Hermitage. In 1914 he married the drama actress
Tatyana Pavlova, with her he acted in several movies. In 1918, he
emigrated to Europe. At the beginning of the 1920s, Vavitch moved to
the United States, living and working in Los Angeles. Periodically, he
appeared in operetta. During the season of 1922â€"1923, he
participated in the famous revue La Chauve-Souris on Broadway,
directed by Nikita Balieff.In the middle of the 1920s Vavitch started
his Hollywood career by acting in many silent movies and soon gained
success as a supporting actor.He died from a heart attack in Hollywood
on October 5, 1930, on the road in his own car.
a Russian actor, operetta and singer.Mikhail first performed in 1905
on stage at St. Petersburg in a private operetta of Petr Tumpakov. He
received recognition in 1906 after performing the role of the Viscount
Cascada in the operetta The Merry Widow by Lehar. From 1905 thru 1918
he worked in the operetta theaters of St. Petersburg and Moscow. From
the season of 1908/1909 Vavitch became an actor of a troupe of the
Moscow theater, Hermitage. In 1914 he married the drama actress
Tatyana Pavlova, with her he acted in several movies. In 1918, he
emigrated to Europe. At the beginning of the 1920s, Vavitch moved to
the United States, living and working in Los Angeles. Periodically, he
appeared in operetta. During the season of 1922â€"1923, he
participated in the famous revue La Chauve-Souris on Broadway,
directed by Nikita Balieff.In the middle of the 1920s Vavitch started
his Hollywood career by acting in many silent movies and soon gained
success as a supporting actor.He died from a heart attack in Hollywood
on October 5, 1930, on the road in his own car.
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