Vladimir Vladimirovich Kenigson, or Königson (Russian:
Ð'ладимир Ð'ладимирович ÐšÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ñ Ð¾Ð½) was born
November 7, 1907 in the family of barrister Vladimir Petrovich
Kenigson in Simferopol, the Russian Empire. Swede by birth.Vladimir
Kenigson graduated from the school at Simferopol Drama Theatre in 1925
and was admitted to the theater group. Then he played at the theater
in Kuibyshev, Dnepropetrovsk and other cities. He was noticed on the
stage by Alexander Tairov and was invited into their group.In the
years 1940-1949 Kenigson worked in Kamerny Theatre under the direction
of A. Tairov, where he became a partner Alisa Koonen - in the
performances of "Madame Bovary" (Rodolphe) and "Guilty Without Guilt"
(Neznamov). After the closure of the Kamerny Theatre in 1949 on the
advice of Tairov joined the Maly Academic Theatre.At the same time
Vladimir Kenigson starred in the Mikheil Chiaureli's film "The Fall of
Berlin", where he played the role of the Nazi general Krebs. For this,
Kenigson was awarded the Stalin Prize by Joseph Stalin himself, who
was delighted with his performance. Therefore, from the very first
steps on one of the oldest Russian scenes Kenigson took the leading
position in the company.
Ð'ладимир Ð'ладимирович ÐšÐµÐ½Ð¸Ð³Ñ Ð¾Ð½) was born
November 7, 1907 in the family of barrister Vladimir Petrovich
Kenigson in Simferopol, the Russian Empire. Swede by birth.Vladimir
Kenigson graduated from the school at Simferopol Drama Theatre in 1925
and was admitted to the theater group. Then he played at the theater
in Kuibyshev, Dnepropetrovsk and other cities. He was noticed on the
stage by Alexander Tairov and was invited into their group.In the
years 1940-1949 Kenigson worked in Kamerny Theatre under the direction
of A. Tairov, where he became a partner Alisa Koonen - in the
performances of "Madame Bovary" (Rodolphe) and "Guilty Without Guilt"
(Neznamov). After the closure of the Kamerny Theatre in 1949 on the
advice of Tairov joined the Maly Academic Theatre.At the same time
Vladimir Kenigson starred in the Mikheil Chiaureli's film "The Fall of
Berlin", where he played the role of the Nazi general Krebs. For this,
Kenigson was awarded the Stalin Prize by Joseph Stalin himself, who
was delighted with his performance. Therefore, from the very first
steps on one of the oldest Russian scenes Kenigson took the leading
position in the company.
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