Valerian "Valiko" Gunia (Georgian: ვრლáƒ"რირნ
[ვრლიკრ] áƒ'უნირ; 21 January 1862 â€" 31 July
1938) was a Georgian dramatist, actor, director, critic, and
translator. His contribution to the Georgian scene won him the title
of People's Artist in 1934.Born in the village of Eki, Kutais
Governorate, Russian Empire, in what is now the Senaki Municipality of
a family of untitled Mingrelian nobility, Gunia attended the
realschule in Tiflis until being expelled for participation in student
protests in 1881. He then studied at the Petrovsko-Razumovsky
Agricultural Academy in Moscow. In 1882 he joined the Georgian
Dramatical Troupe in Tiflis. As an actor, he played leading roles in
major European plays. He also trained many talented actors, and
organized seasonal and travelling companies. He was a strong proponent
of realistic theatre and his plays found notable place in the
repertory of the Georgian theatre. He also translated several plays by
the Russian and Western European authors and wrote a history of the
Georgian theatre. Beginning in 1913, Gunia also appeared in several
Georgian films. He died in Tbilisi and was interred at the Didube
Pantheon.
[ვრლიკრ] áƒ'უნირ; 21 January 1862 â€" 31 July
1938) was a Georgian dramatist, actor, director, critic, and
translator. His contribution to the Georgian scene won him the title
of People's Artist in 1934.Born in the village of Eki, Kutais
Governorate, Russian Empire, in what is now the Senaki Municipality of
a family of untitled Mingrelian nobility, Gunia attended the
realschule in Tiflis until being expelled for participation in student
protests in 1881. He then studied at the Petrovsko-Razumovsky
Agricultural Academy in Moscow. In 1882 he joined the Georgian
Dramatical Troupe in Tiflis. As an actor, he played leading roles in
major European plays. He also trained many talented actors, and
organized seasonal and travelling companies. He was a strong proponent
of realistic theatre and his plays found notable place in the
repertory of the Georgian theatre. He also translated several plays by
the Russian and Western European authors and wrote a history of the
Georgian theatre. Beginning in 1913, Gunia also appeared in several
Georgian films. He died in Tbilisi and was interred at the Didube
Pantheon.
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