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Oleg Tabakov was a renown Russian actor, director, and public figure, who played over 100 roles in film and on TV. He is best known for his roles as Count Nikita Rostov in War and Peace (1965) by Sergey Bondarchuk, and as Oblomov in the eponymous film by Nikita Mikhalkov.
He was born Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov on August 17, 1935, in Saratov, Russia, USSR. His father, Pavel Kondratevich Tabakov, and his mother, Maria Andreevna Berezovskaya, were medical doctors in Saratov. His parents separated during the Second World War, and young Tabakov was brought up by his single mother and grandmother. He attended the all-boys school in Saratov, and was active in the drama class. From 1950-1953 he studied acting at the Saratov House of Pioneers under the legendary acting coach Natalia Iosifivna Sukhostav.
In 1953, Tabakov moved to Moscow and entered the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT) School of Acting. He attended the class of Vasili Toporkov, graduating in 1957 as an actor. He made his film debut as Sasha in Sasha vstupayet v zhizn (1957) by director Mikhail Shvejtser, in 1956. That same year he became the youngest of the six founding members of Sovremennik Theatre under the directorship of Oleg Efremov. From 1957 - 1983, he was member of Sovremennik. There he played leading roles in such productions as 'Goly Korol' (aka.. Naked King), 'Tri Zhelaniya' (aka.. Three Wishes), 'Obyknovennaya istoriya' (aka.. Ordinary story) and other contemporary Russian plays. From 1970 - 1976 Tabakov was General Manager of Sovremennik, he promoted Galina Volchek to Principal Director of the company.
Since 1970s Tabakov had been teaching young actors at his master-class. Many of his students became successful professionals on stage as well as in film industry. His teaching credentials included workshops and productions at the Paris Conservatoire, the British American Drama Academy, Akademie Der Künst in Hamburg, the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna, Carnegie Mellon, The Juilliard School, New York University, Florida State University, The University of Delaware, and Harvard University.
In 1978 Tabakov and his students opened the "Tabakerka" Theatre in downtown Moscow. There Tabakov produced and directed several successful plays, such as 'Vesnoi ya vernus k tebe' (aka.. I'll be back in Spring), 'Proschay Maugli' (aka.. farewell to Maugli), and 'Belosnezhka i sem gnomov' (aka.. Snowhite and seven dwarfs). However, regardless of success with public and steady critical acclaim, the Soviet officials did not authorize Tabakov's new theatre, and his company dissolved by 1982. At that time Tabakov was depressed and transferred to MKhAT. There he played one of his best stage roles, Salieri, in the popular play 'Amadeus' under directorship of Oleg Efremov. Over the course of his acting career Tabakov appeared in about 150 roles, he also directed over 30 international stage productions.
During the 1990s, Oleg Tabakov was a strong supporter of democratic reforms and freedom in the new Russia. He made public speeches and was involved in many public events facilitating the cultural transformation of arts and theatres in Russia. Having himself experienced the Soviet control and suppression during his creative career, Tabakov became one of the leading proponents of cultural reforms in Russia. His efforts came to fruition in the revival of the Moscow Art Theatre under his leadership, as well as his participation in numerous cultural and political events in Russia. Over the course of his life and career, Oleg Tabakov rose to become one of the living symbols of artistic freedom in Russia. However, during the last years of life, Tabakov had shown public support of the ruling regime of Russia, supposedly out of the desire to help his students and the actors of his theatre.
Since 2000, after the death of his friend Oleg Efremov, Tabakov had been Artistic Director of Moscow Art Theatre named after A. Chekhov. He was also the Artistic Director of "Tabakerka" Theatre, and the leading actor in both companies. He was awarded the USSR State Prize for the Arts, the Russian State Prize for the Arts, and other national and international awards and decorations from Hungary, France, Poland, and the USSR. Oleg Tabakov was designated People's Actor of the USSR and Russia (1980s), and was decorated with the Order of Merit of Fatherland II degree, by the Russian president Vladimir Putin (2005).
Oleg Tabakov has been married twice. His first son, Anton Tabakov, is an actor and also a successful night-club owner in Moscow. Since 1996, Oleg Tabakov had been married to actress Marina Zudina and the couple had two children, son, Pavel (b. 1996), and daughter, Maria (b. 2006). Oleg Tabakov was hospitalized in the late November of 2017. His condition worsened gradually, ending in his death on 12th of March, 2018.- Hristos Simardanis was an actor, known for To teleftaio stoihima (1989), To klama vgike ap' ton Paradeiso (2001) and Sti skia tou fovou (1988). He died on 12 March 2018 in Athens, Greece.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Craig Mack was born on 3 September 1971 in North Trenton, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Wackness (2008), 25th Hour (2002) and Barbershop (2002). He died on 12 March 2018 in Walterboro, South Carolina, USA.- Jean Pommier was born on 24 August 1922 in Niort, Deux-Sèvres, France. He was an actor, known for Deux sous de violettes (1951), Rendezvous in July (1949) and Femmes femmes (1974). He died on 12 March 2018 in Paris, France.
- Kim Hardy was born in 1951. She was an actress, known for Anne of Green Gables (1972), Anne of Avonlea (1975) and Second Time Around (1974). She was married to Warren Hemmingway. She died on 12 March 2018 in England, UK.
- Actress
- Music Department
Carol Lombard was born on 25 December 1931 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for Spy Hard (1996), Prince Planet (1965) and Animaniacs (1993). She was married to Haik Afarian. She died on 12 March 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Soundtrack
Nokie Edwards was born on 9 May 1935 in Lahoma, Oklahoma, USA. He was married to Judy Bean, Zelda Wade and Jean Bauers. He died on 12 March 2018 in Yuma, Arizona, USA.- Patricia O'Grady was born on 12 September 1933 in Oakland, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Arizona Dream (1993). She died on 12 March 2018 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Cunningham O'Keefe was a writer, known for Before Night Falls (2000). Cunningham died on 12 March 2018 in Walton, New York, USA.
- Harry Goodman was born on 12 November 1938 in London, England, UK. He was married to Joy Rosendale, Helen Ross and Yvonne. He died on 12 March 2018 in the UK.
- Oleg Graf was born on 12 July 1968 in Moscow, USSR. He was an actor, known for Sunstroke (2014), GazGolder (2014) and Under Correction (2017). He died on 12 March 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
- Ivan Davis was born on 4 February 1932 in Electra, Texas, USA. He was married to Betty Lou Saxton. He died on 12 March 2018 in the USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Grétar Magnús Grétarsson was born on 3 July 1974 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was an actor and director, known for Sjúkdómarinn (2014), Ibiza (2013) and The Prison Shift (2009). He died on 12 March 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark.- Giuseppe Soffiantini was born on 6 March 1935 in Manerbio, Lombardy, Italy. Giuseppe was a writer, known for Il sequestro Soffiantini (2002). Giuseppe died on 12 March 2018 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
- Rudolf Mang was born on 17 June 1950 in Bellenberg, Bavaria, Germany. He was married to Heidi. He died on 12 March 2018 in Bellenberg, Bavaria, Germany.
- Special Effects
- Executive
Terry Doyle was born on 14 January 1956. Terry was an executive, known for Four Brothers (2005), Max Payne (2008) and Chicago (2002). Terry died on 12 March 2018.- Klára Egervári was born on 6 April 1936 in Vasas,Hungary. She was an actress, known for Nevezzük szerelemnek (1989). She died on 12 March 2018.
- He was a native of the Norton area of southwest Virginia.
His father played the claw-hammer banjo and he was a distant relative to old-time musician Dock Boggs.
Cooke grew up as part of a big family in an area where employment seemed to be limited to working in a coalmine. One of his nine siblings was younger brother, the late Jack Cooke, who devoted a few decades to playing bass and singing with Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys.
His early involvement in music saw Hubert and Jack Cooke play together as the Cooke Brothers and, later, as the Ramblin' Mountain Boys.
While Jack Cooke took the bluegrass route in music Hubert (with his wife, Jeanette) turned to working for the Lord, ministering and singing in the southern Gospel style.
In May 1962, after 16 years in the coal mines, Hubert and Jeanette, the daughter of a preacher, Rev. Gordan Freeman, formed The Cooke Duet in the town of Wise, Virginia. At first, they used two red Hummingbird guitars for accompaniment and sang in church revivals in Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. Their music library was quite small at that time and Jeanette recalls once when they sang This Little Light of Mine repeatedly, as that was the only song they knew.
He continued to work as a coal miner during the duo's early years until when, in 1965, he felt the conviction to leave his coal mining job, and so they hit the road singing full-time.
With $135 from an income tax refund, they made their first recording, self-titled The Cooke Duet, released in 1967. That original album was repressed in 1969.
From those early recordings were There Must Be A Power, I'm Longing for Home and I'm So Happy, with his wife, and A Place I've Never Been songs all composed by Cooke. Other songs by him include Family Circle, Banks of Jordan, There Must Be A Power, and the autobiographical Memories of the Coal Mine.
Eventually, they began playing in Jenkins and Pikeville, Kentucky.
In the late 1960s the duo's music became popular in Dayton, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan, giving them their first urban exposure due, in part, to their beginning to place records with radio stations. Although by now they had three young boys to supervise, they travelled to those states where they sang in churches and at revivals.
As their sons reached the age of 14 years, each joined the group, eventually expanding to a quintet, with name changes to Cooke Duet & Sons and, finally, to The Singing Cookes.
Their eldest son, James, plays the bass guitar, while Ronny plays keyboards and Donny is the drummer. They performed separately as the Cooke Brothers as well as with their parents.
The Singing Cookes gained national attention in the mid-1970s with a song entitled He Rows Me Over the Tide. The recording stayed on The Singing News' national chart for 22 months. That was followed by Moses, which climbed to No. 3 in the southern Gospel charts. Earth's Loss is Heaven's Gain peaked at No. 10 and I Hope We Walk the Last Mile Together reached No. 14. The album that included both Earth's Loss is Heaven's Gain and I Hope We Walk the Last Mile Together reached No. 1 in the Gospel Voice distributors top sales chart in 1994.
Their ministry has taken them to many places not only in the continental United States, but in Hawaii as well. They sang to welcoming crowds in the British Virgin Islands and have travelled to Canada to sing for thousands of Native Americans at the Rising of the Nations Spiritual Summit.
During the 1970s Hubert and Jeanette Cooke played in nine countries during a tour of the Holy Lands.
Today, they have well over 50 albums in their catalog, and are still one of the most endearing groups in southern Gospel music.
The Singing Cookes celebrated 55 years of singing Gospel music in 2017. Their desire has been to see souls saved and for people to come together and praise God for His goodness and mercy.