Boris Georgiyevich Dobronravov (Russian: , 16 April 1896, Moscow,
Imperial Russia, 27 October 1949, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and
Soviet actor, associated with the Moscow Art Theatre.The People's
Artist of the USSR (1937), and a recipient of numerous high-profile
state awards, including the Order of Lenin (1938) and the Order of the
Red Banner of Labour (1837), he is best remembered for his parts in An
Ardent Heart and The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky (Narkis, Tikhon
respectively), The Days of the Turbins (Mikhail Bulgakov,
Myshlayevsky), Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol, Nozdryov), The Cherry
Orchard (Anton Chekhov, Lopakhin)."Totally open and delivering
instantly profound effect on stage, he was one of the very few, of
whom it could be said that their performances were paid by their very
heart's own blood," according to the theatre historian Inna Solovyova.
Dobronravov, who always said his idea of a perfect death was the death
on stage, died of heart failure after the curtain fell at the end of
the second act of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, his 166th performance of the
leading role, on the day of MAT's 51st anniversary. He is interred in
Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow. In 19201949 he was cast in 11 Soviet
films, including Aerograd (1935) and The Virgin Land (1939).The
People's Artist of the USSR Elizaveta Alexeyeva (19011972), the MAT
actress Maria Yulievna Dobronravova (19001964) and the Meritorious
Artist of the RSFSR Elena Dobronravova (19321999), were his sister,
wife and daughter, respectively.
Imperial Russia, 27 October 1949, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and
Soviet actor, associated with the Moscow Art Theatre.The People's
Artist of the USSR (1937), and a recipient of numerous high-profile
state awards, including the Order of Lenin (1938) and the Order of the
Red Banner of Labour (1837), he is best remembered for his parts in An
Ardent Heart and The Storm by Alexander Ostrovsky (Narkis, Tikhon
respectively), The Days of the Turbins (Mikhail Bulgakov,
Myshlayevsky), Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol, Nozdryov), The Cherry
Orchard (Anton Chekhov, Lopakhin)."Totally open and delivering
instantly profound effect on stage, he was one of the very few, of
whom it could be said that their performances were paid by their very
heart's own blood," according to the theatre historian Inna Solovyova.
Dobronravov, who always said his idea of a perfect death was the death
on stage, died of heart failure after the curtain fell at the end of
the second act of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, his 166th performance of the
leading role, on the day of MAT's 51st anniversary. He is interred in
Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow. In 19201949 he was cast in 11 Soviet
films, including Aerograd (1935) and The Virgin Land (1939).The
People's Artist of the USSR Elizaveta Alexeyeva (19011972), the MAT
actress Maria Yulievna Dobronravova (19001964) and the Meritorious
Artist of the RSFSR Elena Dobronravova (19321999), were his sister,
wife and daughter, respectively.
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