Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (Russian: Фаина Ð"еоргиевна
Ð Ð°Ð½ÐµÐ²Ñ ÐºÐ°Ñ , born Faina Girschevna Feldman, 27 August [O.S. 15
August] 1896 - 19 July 1984), is recognized as one of the greatest
Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for
her aphorisms.She acted in plays by Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr
Ostrovsky, Maxim Gorky, Ivan Krylov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy,
and others. Unfortunately, our judgement of her theater performances
must come mostly from photos as only her three final performances of
Make Way for Tomorrow by Vina Delmar, Truth is Good, but Happiness is
Better by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, The Curious Savage by John Patrick were
filmed. Faina Ranevskaya is more known to a wide audience as a cinema
actress by her performance in such films as Pyshka (Boule de Suif),
The Man in a Shell, Mechta (Dream), Vesna (Springtime), Cinderella,
Elephant and String and many more.She was born as Faina Feldman
(Фельдман) to a wealthy Jewish family in the city of Taganrog.
Her father, Girsch Haimovich Feldman, owned a dry-ink factory, several
buildings, a shop and the steamboat "Saint Nicolas". He was the head
of Taganrog synagogue and a founder of a Jewish asylum for the aged.
Faina's mother, Milka Rafailovna (née Zagovaylova), was a great
admirer of literature and art. That and her passion for Chekhov
influenced Faina's love of art, poetry, music, and theater. There were
three other children in the family - two brothers and an older sister
named Bella.Faina Feldman attended the elementary school classes at
the Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls, and then received regular home
education. She was given music, singing, foreign languages lessons.
Faina loved reading.
Ð Ð°Ð½ÐµÐ²Ñ ÐºÐ°Ñ , born Faina Girschevna Feldman, 27 August [O.S. 15
August] 1896 - 19 July 1984), is recognized as one of the greatest
Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for
her aphorisms.She acted in plays by Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr
Ostrovsky, Maxim Gorky, Ivan Krylov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy,
and others. Unfortunately, our judgement of her theater performances
must come mostly from photos as only her three final performances of
Make Way for Tomorrow by Vina Delmar, Truth is Good, but Happiness is
Better by Aleksandr Ostrovsky, The Curious Savage by John Patrick were
filmed. Faina Ranevskaya is more known to a wide audience as a cinema
actress by her performance in such films as Pyshka (Boule de Suif),
The Man in a Shell, Mechta (Dream), Vesna (Springtime), Cinderella,
Elephant and String and many more.She was born as Faina Feldman
(Фельдман) to a wealthy Jewish family in the city of Taganrog.
Her father, Girsch Haimovich Feldman, owned a dry-ink factory, several
buildings, a shop and the steamboat "Saint Nicolas". He was the head
of Taganrog synagogue and a founder of a Jewish asylum for the aged.
Faina's mother, Milka Rafailovna (née Zagovaylova), was a great
admirer of literature and art. That and her passion for Chekhov
influenced Faina's love of art, poetry, music, and theater. There were
three other children in the family - two brothers and an older sister
named Bella.Faina Feldman attended the elementary school classes at
the Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls, and then received regular home
education. She was given music, singing, foreign languages lessons.
Faina loved reading.
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