Actors who did not die a natural death. Russian actresses who left this world too early

Talented people often die too early. Perhaps it’s all about a special mental organization that requires a lot of physical and moral strength. Today we will talk about Soviet people who passed away in their youth. Let’s also remember the outstanding artists and directors who left us in 2017.

When it comes to Soviet actors who died too early, two names come to mind: Oleg Dal and Vladimir Vysotsky. These were amazingly talented people. During their short career in cinema and theater, they did more than many of their colleagues did in their long, measured and correct lives.

Oleg Dal

The Soviet actor, who died at the age of 39, had a reputation as a disgraced figure. Several films with his participation were banned. He himself was restricted from traveling abroad for ten years. Oleg Dal often clashed with directors, refusing to play in performances that, in his opinion, were far from real art.

He abused alcohol, but tried to overcome himself. He had diseased heart, but despite this, he worked hard. The actor passed away on March 3, 1981. The heart attack, according to one version, was triggered by alcohol consumption. Latest films with Oleg Dal: " Uninvited guest", "We looked death in the face", "Vacation in September."

Vladimir Vysotsky

The death of the singer-songwriter and actor, who passed away during the Olympics in Moscow, shocked the whole country. There is a version that Vladimir Vysotsky had a presentiment of his imminent death. It was thanks to him that the filming of the film “The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed” began. He really wanted to play the lead role in this film. But when work on the painting began, he tried to refuse - he realized that he had very little left.

The actor, who passed away in 1981, was doomed, according to doctors. For many years he suffered from alcohol addiction. Shortly before his death, he found a way to “treat” a terrible illness. Vysotsky began to use drugs. Doctors predicted his death either from withdrawal or from an overdose. The actor died in his Moscow apartment on Malaya Gruzinskaya on July 25. He died in his sleep as a result of a heart attack. The Soviet press kept silent about the death of the people's favorite, however, several thousand people came to the funeral. The performance with the participation of Vysotsky at the Taganka Theater was canceled, but not a single person returned the ticket to the box office.

Death on stage and behind the scenes

Actors who died too early are Andrei Mironov and Yuri Bogatyrev. The first one suffered the death that many artists dream of. Andrei Mironov died on stage.

Yuri Bogatyrev was an extremely talented, versatile actor. Any images were subject to him. In addition, Bogatyrev painted pictures. True, the first exhibition of his works took place after his death. He was very lonely. Like many people in the arts, the actor became addicted to alcohol. Yuri Bogatyrev died at the age of 41 from a heart attack caused by drinking alcohol and incompatible antidepressants.

Soviet actors who died young: Nikita Mikhailovsky, Yan Puzyrevsky, Igor Nefedov, Alexey Fomkin, Irina Metlitskaya, Maria Zubareva, Elena Mayorova. Some of them played only two or three roles in films. Nevertheless, they were remembered by the audience forever.

Nikita Mikhailovsky

The Soviet film actor, who passed away at the age of 27, became famous in 1981 for his role in the film “You Never Even Dreamed of...”. Nikita Mikhailovsky was predicted to have a brilliant future, but fame, oddly enough, weighed heavily on him. He left cinema for several years. He was engaged in painting and became one of the most active figures in the semi-underground culture of Leningrad. Closer to the 90s, he played in several more films: “Accelerator”, “For the Sake of a Few Lines”, “Umbrella for the Newlyweds”. Mikhailovsky starred with such outstanding actors as Vera Glagoleva, Alexey Karachentsov.

Perhaps there would be many wonderful roles in his filmography today. But in 1990, the actor was diagnosed with leukemia. It is noteworthy that shortly before this he organized in England art exhibition, the profits from which were used to treat children with cancer. Nikita Mikhailovsky died in 1991. Buried in St. Petersburg.

Igor Nefedov

The actor, who passed away in 1993, is remembered primarily by viewers for his role in the film “Criminal Talent.” It was Igor Nefedov who played the investigator who became the next victim of the adventurer, the heroine Alexandra Zakharova. He was one of Oleg Tabakov's students and played on the stage of two Moscow theaters. He made his film debut in 1978, playing a role in Nikita Mikhalkov's film Five Evenings. Igor Nefyodov’s filmography includes fifteen works. In December 1993, the actor committed suicide.

Maria Zubareva

The actress played in the films "Into the Muds", "Sons of Bitches", "Partings", and "Face". In 1993 at Russian television The first domestic series, “Little Things in Life,” started. played the main role - the role of a teacher of Russian language and literature. In the second part of the series, the heroine, according to the plot, dies in a car accident. This was not originally in the script. It had to be changed due to the death of the performer leading role. Maria Zubareva was diagnosed with cancer at the age of thirty. She passed away in November 1993.

Yan Puzyrevsky

The actor, who passed away at the age of 25, will forever remain in the memory of viewers in the image of Kai from " Snow Queen". By the age of twenty, he had played in 15 films. He graduated from the Shchukin School, played on the stage of the Taganka Theater. The actor got married at the age of 18. Family life did not work out. On April 3, 1996, he came to the apartment of his ex-wife to see his one and a half year old child. It is unknown what guided the actions of the young and successful artist that day. He took his son in his arms and jumped out of the window with them. The apartment of his ex-wife was on the twelfth floor. The child, fortunately, survived. Puzyrevsky fell to his death.

Alexey Fomkin

All the schoolchildren knew and loved him Soviet Union. Alexei Fomkin, a film actor who passed away at the age of 26, was ruined by fame. He began his creative journey with filming in "Jumble". Then he auditioned for a role in the film "Scarecrow". But he didn’t get to play in this film. Alexey was invited to play the main role in the science fiction film, which became the most popular in the 80s - “Guest from the Future”.

The trouble is that fame does not mean being in demand. Fomkin was no longer invited to the cinema, and after graduating from school he joined the army. He never received a matriculation certificate due to frequent filming. When he returned from the army, he tried to work at the Moscow Art Theater, but was soon fired.

Alexey Fomkin left Moscow. He lived for some time in the village in an empty house, worked as a miller, and got married. The famous Soviet actor, who played the role of Moscow schoolboy Kolya Gerasimov in the legendary film, died in February 1996. The cause of death is an accident.

Irina Metlitskaya

The career of this actress was successful. A girl from Severodvinsk successfully passed the exams at the Shchukin School, and after receiving her diploma she was accepted into the troupe of the Sovremennik Theater. Irina Metlitskaya's film debut took place in 1978. She played in such films as “Ransom”, “Doll”, “Executioner”, “Makarov”, “Katka and Shiz”, “The Creation of Adam” and many others. In the mid-nineties, the actress was diagnosed with leukemia. She passed away on June 5, 1997. She was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.

Elena Mayorova

In the biographies of many talented actors, who died early, there is one common detail. The date of death is in the nineties. Not surprising. Lack of work, lack of employment, a feeling of unfulfillment - all this leads to the development of heart disease and mental disorders. However, the death of Elena Mayorova remains a mystery today.

She was born into a family that had nothing to do with theater arts. I entered GITIS on my second attempt. She began acting in films in 1980. In the 80s, the actress married a fashionable, wealthy artist. True, his paintings stopped selling after the collapse of the USSR. However, Elena Mayorova, even during the years of the economic crisis, did not remain without work. She was known to all theatergoers in Moscow. She was invited to the cinema quite often.

The actress died on August 23, 1997 under rather strange circumstances. She set herself on fire on the landing, then ran to the Mossovet Theater, located in the building next to her house. At the entrance to the theater, where Mayorova worked for many years, she lost consciousness. She died in the hospital that same evening. According to the official version, the actress died in an accident.

Evgeny Dvorzhetsky

Topic about actors Russian cinema who passed away in last decade last century, let's finish tragic story representative of a famous artistic dynasty. Evgeny Dvorzhetsky performed his first film role in 1980. Then he played the adopted son of the writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. In subsequent years, he received many offers from directors. The actor was quite in demand. He played in the films “A Tender Age”, “Day of Wrath”, “Two Hussars”, “Defeat”, “Mikhailo Lomonosov” and others. In addition, he participated in productions and hosted television programs.

On December 1, 1999, the actor, returning from the Institute of Immunology in his car, broke the rules traffic. As a result, his car collided with a ZIL. Dvorzhetsky died on the spot from his injuries. The actor, like many of his other colleagues, is buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery. He was only 39 years old.

Those who passed away in the 2000s are Dmitry Egorov, Vasily Lykshin, Alexey Zavyalov, Vladislav Galkin, Sergey Bodrov Jr., Daniil Pevtsov, Egor Klinaev, Natalya Yunnikova. None of them lived to be forty years old. Famous actors who passed away in 2017, but managed to do a lot for national cinema, - A. Petrenko, A. Batalov, V. Tolokonnikov, V. Glagoleva, G. Taratorkin, D. Maryanov. First, let's talk about celebrities whose lives were tragically cut short in the early 2000s.

Sergei Bodrov Jr.

Fame came to the actor in the mid-nineties, when he played the main role in Alexei Balabanov's film "Brother". His film character Danila Bagrov became almost folk hero. Sergei Bodrov starred in the films “I Hate You”, “Stringer”, “East-West”, “Sisters”, “War”. He made his debut as a director in 2001. A year later, as part of film crew Bodrov went to the mountains from Vladikavkaz. The work went on all day. When it got dark, the filmmakers headed back to the city. At eight in the evening the glacier suddenly began to melt. In just a few minutes he covered the Karmadon Gorge. No one managed to escape.

Large-scale search efforts continued for several months. Relatives of the film crew members and volunteers also took part in it. More than a hundred people are listed as missing. Including Sergei Bodrov. The official date of death of the actor and director is September 20, 2002. He was only 30 years old.

Dmitry Egorov

When preparing for the filming of the film "Scarecrow" Rolan Bykov for a long time could not find young actor for the role of the boy who betrayed main character. Seeing my son famous actress Natalia Kustinskaya, the director exclaimed: “That’s exactly what I need!” This is how Dima Egorov got onto the set. By the way, the parents were against the boy connecting his life with art. After graduating from school, he entered MGIMO. He never acted in films again. Dmitry Egorov passed away in 2002 at the age of 32. The official cause of death is heart failure.

Vladislav Galkin

Which actors died under unclear circumstances? Answering this question, it is worth mentioning the name of Vladislav Galkin first of all. The famous actor, who began his career in the early eighties with the role of Huckleberry Finn, was found dead in his own apartment in February 2010. He did not contact his relatives for more than a day. The father sounded the alarm.

According to the results of the examination, the cause of death was acute heart failure. This became the official version, despite Boris Galkin’s assumptions about the murder of his son. The actor was 38 years old.

Vasily Lykshin

The future actor was brought up in a boarding school. In 2002, he played the main role in the film “Angel on the Sidelines.” Fame came to him after the premiere of the film “Bastards”. Lakshin also played the main role in the TV series "Gromovs". The actor died in 2009 from a stroke. He was only 22 years old.

Alexey Zavyalov

After graduating from the Shchukin School, the actor was accepted into the troupe of the Vakhtangov Theater, where he worked for several years. Zavyalov made his film debut in 1996. He played in such films as “Cop Wars”, “Flowers of Love”, “Atlantis”, “Savior under the Birches”. In 2011, the actor was injured during a parachute jump. A month later he died in hospital. Alexey Zavyalov was buried at the Khovanskoye cemetery. The actor was 36 years old.

Daniil Pevtsov

Another actor who passed away at the very beginning of his life and creative journey is Daniil Pevtsov. Son famous artist died in hospital on September 7, 2012, aged 22. While visiting one of his former classmates, Daniil went out onto the balcony, leaned on the railing, lost his balance and fell from the third floor. He died in hospital as a result of multiple injuries.

Actors who passed away in 2017

On September 26, the star of the series “The Return of Mukhtar” Natalya Yunnikova died. The actress worked for many years on Israeli television. In 2006 she returned to Russia, where she was offered a role in the famous TV movie. The cause of Yunnikova's death is cardiogenic syncope, which occurs due to complications cardiovascular diseases. The actress was 37 years old.

On September 27, at the age of 19, he died tragically. Having witnessed an accident, the young actor tried to help the victims. He got out of his car, and at that moment he was hit by a passing car. Egor Klinaev was known primarily for the TV series “Fizruk”.

Actor Dmitry Maryanov passed away on October 15. He has been ill in recent years. On October 15, the actor was heading to the Moscow region town of Lobnya, and on the way he became ill. Maryanov was sent to a local hospital, where he died several hours later. The cause of death was a detached blood clot.

Legendary Russian actors who passed away in 2017 are Georgy Taratorkin, Alexey Petrenko, Alexey Batalov, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Vera Glagoleva.

Georgy Taratorkin

Almost half a century ago, a young and unknown actor was invited to the film “Crime and Punishment” to play the role of Rodion Raskolnikov. This is where his brilliant path to cinema began. Taratorkin played in the films "A Purely English Murder", "Little Tragedies", "Rich Man, Poor Man...", "Moonlight Rainbow", "The Last Report", "Mysterious Passion". To the younger generation He is known among Russian dividers for his role in the TV series “Don’t Be Born Beautiful.” The outstanding actor played on the stage of the Mossovet Theater for many years. In 1984 he received the title of People's Artist. Georgy Taratorkin passed away on February 4 after long illness.

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

This actor performed his famous role at the age of 45. Until 1988, Vladimir Tolokonnikov was known only in his hometown Alma-Ata. Here he worked for many years in the local theater. Before director Bortko invited an unknown actor to play the role of Sharikov in the film adaptation of Bulgakov’s story, he played only two roles in films. After the premiere he became known throughout the country. Later he played in the films “Dreams of Idiots”, “The Sky in Diamonds”, “Citizen Chief”, “Hottabych”. But not a single role could overshadow Sharikov’s colorful image.

Vladimir Tolokonnikov died on July 16, 2017. His heart stopped on the set while working on the film "Super Beavers".

Alexey Batalov

His acting career began during the war. While evacuated in the city of Bugulma, Batalov appeared on stage for the first time. He was only 13 years old then. The young artist played a small role in his mother’s play. Fame came to Alexei Batalov, of course, much later. Namely, in 1957, when the film “The Cranes Are Flying” was released. This is one of the best war films of the Soviet period.

Vera Glagoleva

The future actress was born in Moscow into a family of teachers. As a child, she was fond of archery and was a master of sports. For the first time, Glagoleva acted in films immediately after graduating from school. It was 1974, the film was called "To the End of the World." Three years later, Glagoleva played the role of Varya in A. Efros’s film “On Thursday and Never Again.” The director was so impressed by the performance of the non-professional actress that he invited her to work at his theater on Malaya Bronnaya. However, Glagoleva listened to her husband R. Nakhapetov and refused, which she later regretted.

She acted in films a lot, despite the absence vocational education. In the nineties, she tried herself as a director, directing the film “Broken Light.” This was followed by the films “Order” (2005), “Ferris Wheel” (2006), “One War” (2010), “Two Women” (2014).

The artist also played in the theater and was the head of the MITRO theater department. In March 2017, she began filming a new film, “Clay Pit,” which was scheduled for release next summer.

August 16, 2017 Russian funds mass media reported the death of Vera Glagoleva in a German clinic. She was 61 years old. It turned out that the artist was being treated there for stomach cancer. Only close people knew about Glagoleva’s illness, so the news came as a shock to many colleagues and fans of the actress. Glagoleva was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.

Here you can remember those who died in 2018. The causes and versions of death are indicated. By individuals A detailed report on the last day of life is provided with the dates and place of death, photos and video materials. The list is growing...

As you know, Wikipedia has a more detailed extended list of deceased people by day. We are publishing a more concise list of media figures known to Russian readers.

List of those who died in 2018:

Lyudmila Alekseeva

On December 8, she died in the fifteenth city hospital in Moscow public figure, human rights activist Lyudmila Alekseeva. She was 91 years old. The cause of death was given as heart failure.

The farewell ceremony, held at the Moscow House of Journalists, was attended by President Putin.

Lyudmila Mikhailovna's body was cremated, after which the ashes were transported to the USA for burial in the family grave.

George Bush

Among those who died in 2018 was the forty-first President of the United States, George W. Bush. He died in a Texas hospital on November 30, 2018 at the age of 94.

Evgeniy Osin

On November 17, 2018, the most popular pop singer in the 90s, Evgeniy Viktorovich Osin, passed away.

As you know, Evgeniy struggled with alcohol addiction and the many consequences of this addiction until the end of his days.

The singer experienced serious health problems. He died in his apartment from cardiac arrest.

The farewell ceremony took place on November 20 in the ritual hall of the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.

Nikolay Karachentsov

On October 26, 2018, Nikolai Karachentsov died one day short of his seventy-fourth birthday.

Since 2005, Nikolai Petrovich experienced serious health problems after a car accident. The actor was in a coma for 26 days, underwent craniotomy and long rehabilitation. In 2017, Karachentsov was again in a car accident, this time without consequences. However, in September 2017, doctors diagnosed him with an inoperable stage of lung cancer. At the beginning of October 2018, Nikolai Petrovich was hospitalized at the Moscow Oncology Center. The day before his birthday, he died of kidney failure.

The funeral ceremony took place on October 29 in Lenkom, where in the evening of the same day the play “Juno and Avos” was performed. Nikolai Karachentsov was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.

Montserrat Caballe

On October 6, the world famous Opera singer Montserrat Caballe. She was 85 years old. The cause of death is not officially announced at the request of the singer’s family members.

Montserrat Caballe was buried in a family grave in the Spanish cemetery "Sant Andreu"

Roman Kartsev

The last three months of life of a 79-year-old National artist Russian Roman Andreevich Kartsev spent time in a medical center, unsuccessfully trying to get rid of heart failure. The cause of death, according to official data, is cardiac arrest.

The farewell ceremony for the actor took place on October 4 at the Moscow Central House of Writers. Roman Kartsev was buried at Troyekurovskoye Cemetery

Charles Aznavour

On October 1, the best pop performer of the twentieth century (according to CNN and Time magazine), the personification of French song- Armenian Shahnur Aznavourian, known throughout the world as Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour died at the age of 94 in the city of Muries. The funeral took place at the Paris Invalides. They were visited by the Presidents of France and Armenia.

Aznavour is buried in the suburbs of Paris in the family crypt.

Joseph Kobzon

Joseph Davydovich struggled with cancer for a long time - prostate cancer. Kobzon spent the entire month of August in intensive care; the last two weeks of his life, the 80-year-old singer’s condition began to deteriorate sharply. Two days before his death, Joseph Kobzon fell into a coma, from which he never emerged...

According to his last will, the singer will be buried at the Central Vostryakovsky cemetery, next to his mother.

Eduard Uspensky

As a result of a serious, long-term illness, on August 14, 2018, the wonderful children’s writer, author of “Cheburashka” and “Prostokvashino”, Eduard Nikolaevich Uspensky, died.

It is known that Uspensky has been treated for malignant cancer since 2011, having experienced several relapses. Eduard Nikolaevich was 80 years old. The farewell ceremony took place in the Great Hall of the Central House of Writers.

Uspensky was buried at the Troyekurovsky cemetery in the capital. The grave is located next to the writer Vladimir Voinovich.

Dmitry Brusnikin

On August 9, at the age of sixty, the actor and director, Honored Artist and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor Dmitry Brusnikin, passed away.

Dmitry Vladimirovich, having a weak heart, could not leave his job. Official reason death was reported as heart failure. The farewell ceremony for Dmitry Brusnikin took place on August 13 at the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. He is buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery in the capital.

Andrey Dementyev

On July 26, 2018, he died at the First City Hospital in Moscow at the age of 90. wonderful person- poet and TV presenter Andrei Dmitrievich Dementiev. The cause of Andrei Dmitrievich’s death was a complication after an illness.

Andrey Dementyev is widely known as a songwriter. Songs based on his poems are in the repertoire of Anna German, Valentina Tolkunova, Muslim Magomaev, Sofia Rotaru.

The farewell ceremony took place in Moscow, in the P. I. Tchaikovsky Hall. At the end of the farewell ceremony, a Christian funeral service took place in the church on Bolshaya Ordynka. Andrei Dmitrievich was buried at the Kuntsevo cemetery.

Stanislav Govorukhin

On June 14, 2018, the outstanding director, People's Artist of Russia Stanislav Sergeevich Govorukhin passed away. He died in the Barvikha sanatorium at 10:37 from a long illness.

The farewell ceremony took place on June 16 in the Transfiguration Church of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Stanislav Govorukhin is buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow, next to Tabakov and Bronev.

Igor Lyakh

At the age of 56, on the night of June 8, Honored Artist of Russia Igor Vladimirovich Lyakh, who played Lyonka in the film “Love and Doves,” passed away. The cause of death in the media is called cardiac arrest.

Kira Muratova

Kira Georgievna Muratova, a famous film director who starred such stars as Ruslanova, Litvinova, Makovetsky, Demidova, died at the age of 84

The cause of Kira Georgievna's death was a long illness. She was buried at the Tairovsky cemetery in Odessa. According to the last will of the deceased, no funeral ceremonies were held.

Leonid Nevedomsky

On June 3, 2108, 78-year-old People's Artist of Russia Leonid Nevedomsky passed away. Leonid Vitalievich served in the Bolshoi for more than half a century drama theater them. Tovstonogov, who played more than 40 roles on stage. In addition to the theater, the artist performed more than 100 roles in film and television. Domestic viewers will immediately remember the film about the gypsy Bodulai in which Leonid Nevedomsky played along with Mihai Volontir and Klara Luchko.

Leonid Vitalievich died after a long illness. He is buried in St. Petersburg on the Literatorskie bridge of the Volkovsky cemetery.

Nina Mikhailovna Doroshina

On April 21, 2018, People's Artist of the RSFSR Nina Doroshina, who played Nadezhda in the film “Love and Doves,” died. Nina Mikhailovna was 83 years old. On April 21, neighbors called an ambulance after hearing screams in the artist’s apartment. Unfortunately, it was not possible to save Nina Mikhailovna. The cause of death is tentatively stated to be a heart attack. It is known that three days before her death, Doroshina refused to be hospitalized at the clinic.

Nina Doroshina is buried at the Pyatnitskoye cemetery in Moscow.

Avicii

On April 20, Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, known under the pseudonym Avicii, passed away. Tim is known for his hits “My Feelings for You”, “Seek Bromance”, “Blessed” and “Levels”, as well as the scandal with the English singer Leona Lewis, who used part of Tim’s track without permission and was forced to credit Avicii as a co-author . The cause of Tim Bergling's death was chronic pancreatitis. Tim was 28 years old.

Anzhelika Volchkova

Among those who died in 2018 was Honored Artist of Russia Anzhelika Gennadievna Volchkova. She died on April 8, Easter night. Angelica was the leading artist of the School of Modern Play theater, starred in TV series, and she was only 47 years old. Farewell to Angelica took place at the School of Modern Play theater; the artist was buried in her native Penza. The cause of Angelika Gennadievna’s death was a long illness, which she asked not to discuss.

Oleg Andreevich Anofriev

On March 28, 2018, as a result of a long illness, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of Russia Oleg Anofriev passed away. The Russian viewer will immediately remember the cartoon “The Town Musicians of Bremen”, “How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song”, where Oleg Andreevich voiced all the characters.

Oleg Anofriev is buried at the Aksinsky cemetery in the Moscow region.

Sergey Panteleevich Mavrodi

On the night of March 25-26, 2018, Sergei Mavrodi was hospitalized at City Hospital No. 67 in Moscow with heart complaints. An ambulance took Sergei Panteleevich in a semi-conscious state from a bus stop on the street. Polikarpova. Despite medical assistance, Mavrodi died of a heart attack at 6:40 am. Sergei Panteleevich was 63 years old.

On March 31, at the Troyekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Mavrodi was buried in closed coffin, since his brother forbade him to be buried in the family plot of the Khovansky cemetery next to his father and mother

Yuri Grigorievich Shatalov

On March 20, 2018, the legendary hockey player, Honored Master of Sports, world and European champion, multiple winner of the USSR Cup, winner of the European Champions Cup, participant in the USSR-Canada Super Series in 1974, Yuri Shatalov, passed away. Yuri Grigorievich was 72 years old. According to the Mash telegram channel, Shatalov committed suicide after a long illness.

Stephen William Hawking

British physicist Stephen Hawking died early on March 14, 2018 at his home in Cambridge. After diagnosing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 1960, doctors gave Stephen Hawking no more than 2 years to live, but it turned out that he was one of those who died in 2018. 12/13/1950 - 01/25/2018

People's Artist of Russia Lyudmila Senchina died on January 25, 2018 from pancreatic cancer. The singer did not regain consciousness for ten days before her death. The farewell ceremony took place on January 28 at the theater musical comedy St. Petersburg. Lyudmila Senchina is buried at the Smolensk Orthodox Cemetery in St. Petersburg.

Lyudmila Petrovna was buried according to the Orthodox rite in the Cathedral Vladimir icon Mother of God. Condolences were expressed to the singer's family and friends by, among others, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko,

Viktor Ivanovich Anpilov

On January 13, 2018, Viktor Ivanovich suffered a massive stroke and was hospitalized at the Sklifosovsky Institute, where he died two days later without regaining consciousness.

Viktor Anpilov was 72 years old. On January 20, a civil memorial service took place in the ritual hall of the Troekurovsky cemetery, where Viktor Ivanovich was subsequently buried. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation expressed condolences to Anpilov’s relatives.

Mikhail Mikhailovich Derzhavin

On January 10, 2018, the Soviet and Russian actor theater and cinema, People's Artist of the RSFSR Mikhail Mikhailovich Derzhavin. Mikhail Mikhailovich died at the age of 82 in Odintsovo, in a military hospital, where he was treated for coronary heart disease and hypertension.

Six months before his death, the artist suffered an acute myocardial infarction. Derzhavin was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in the capital.

The farewell ceremony took place in Moscow academic theater satyrs, the funeral service according to the Christian rite took place in the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior on Peski. President Putin, among others, expressed condolences to Mikhail Mikhailovich’s relatives

John Young

On January 5, 2018, John Young, an American astronaut, died at the age of 87. John Young is famous for having repeatedly flown to the Moon, in 1972 he visited its surface, where he traveled in a special lunar vehicle, and is also famous a curious case when he carried on board spaceship corned beef sandwich. John Young served at NASA for 42 years.

He last flew into space in 1983, and had a total of more than 15 thousand hours of flight time on various aircraft.

Alexander Vedernikov

The famous bass passed away from us at the age of 91 Bolshoi Theater, People's Artist of the USSR Alexander Filippovich Vedernikov. The Christian funeral service took place on January 12 in the Church of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Nadezhdla, Love and Sophia. Alexander Filippovich was buried at the Miusskoye cemetery in Moscow.

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The lives of famous people always attract public attention, and their deaths even more so. Even great people, despite universal love, were vulnerable and unhappy; some idols could not come to terms with reality. Decades pass, and their fans continue to try to explain the circumstances of the death of their idols

1. The King of Pop died at 50 from a drug overdose

There is no such person on the planet who would not listen to the songs of Michael Jackson. The legend and king of pop music passed away at the age of 50, and this was a great tragedy for all his fans. Famous singer, who made history, died of a drug overdose on the morning of June 25, 2009.

That day, the musician's doctor, Conrad Murray, gave Michael Jackson an injection of propofol and walked away. About 2 hours later, Murray returned and saw his patient lying on the bed with wide with open eyes and mouth. The doctor tried to resuscitate the singer, but the attempts were unsuccessful. At 12:21 local Pacific time, a call to 911 was recorded. Paramedics arrived 3 minutes and 17 seconds later to find Jackson no longer breathing with his heart stopped and immediately began performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Attempts to bring Jackson back to life continued along the way and for an hour after arriving at Medical Center University of California at 13:14. These attempts were unsuccessful. Death was pronounced at 14:26 local time. Rumors of his death became public in the very first minutes. News of Michael Jackson's death broke all network records.

Jackson's funeral took place on Thursday, September 3, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in suburban Los Angeles.

The court found the doctor who treated Michael Jackson guilty of his death. In November 2011, Conrad Murray was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 4 years in prison. He also lost his license to practice medicine.

Jackson is one of the few musicians who had the honor of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (as part of the Jackson 5 and as a solo artist). His achievements include a number of Guinness World Records, the title of "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time", 15 Grammy Awards, 14 US hits and sales of 800 million records.

During his lifetime, people, at the instigation of Elizabeth Taylor, unofficially called Michael Jackson the “King of Pop,” but this title became so attached to Jackson that musical society officially recognized him as such.

Jackson's Thriller album, released in 1982, remains to this day the best-selling album of all time, and four more of his solo studio albums are among the best-selling in the world: Off the Wall(1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991) and HIStory (1995). Jackson popularized difficult dance techniques such as the robot and moonwalk.

Michael was also awarded the Outstanding Contribution to World Culture award for his contributions of hundreds of millions of dollars to the 39 charities he supported and his own Heal the World Foundation.

Total to the legendary singer 395 awards were awarded.

2. 20-year-old Kazakh model Ruslana Korshunova died 6 days before her 21st birthday

The girl died under unclear circumstances on June 28, 2008, her death became the subject of worldwide discussion and attention. Ruslana fell from the window of her Manhattan apartment from a height of the ninth floor.

The police then regarded it as suicide, but no suicide note was found. In addition, all her relatives and friends unanimously stated that Ruslana had no reason to commit suicide, hinting that it could have been murder.

Later it turned out that the girl actually committed suicide, and this is connected with the Rose of the World organization, which conducts “personal development training” in Moscow. Participants are asked to talk about the most terrible events that have happened to them in their lives.

Ruslana went to training at Rosa for almost a year. A few months after the final sessions, she completely broke down. Then she returned to New York to look for work. A few months before her death, she wrote: “I am completely lost, will I ever find myself?”

Korshunova attended training sessions with her friend, Ukrainian model Anastasia Drozdova, who also committed suicide under similar circumstances in 2009.

Experts say that organizations like Rose of the World “act like drugs on people: they first provide peak experiences, and then their supporters always come back to experience them again. Serious problems start when people leave there. Training has already become their life - and they return to emptiness. Sensitive ones break down.”

Ruslana was buried on July 7, 2008 at the Khovanskoye cemetery in Moscow. According to the mother, “my daughter loved this city very much and would like her beloved Moscow to be her last refuge.”

3. Kurt Cobain shot himself in his country house. Before committing suicide, the rocker wrote a suicide note

Leader of a cult group Nirvana Kurt Cobain is considered one of the idols of rock music. At the age of 27, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a gun.

His body was discovered in his Seattle home on April 8, 1994, the fourth day after his death. The police report stated that the musician was found lying on the floor, shot in the head, with a gun on his chest.

Kurt left a suicide note, written with a pen with red ink, in which he complained that he had not enjoyed listening to and writing music for a long time and admitted to a feeling of guilt in front of his loved ones and fans, which he could not cope with.

“I speak in the language of an experienced simpleton who would rather be castrated by an infantile whiner. This note should be easy to understand. All the warnings of punk rock courses over the years, since my introduction to the so-called ethics that require independent acceptance of your community, have proven to be true.

I haven't felt the excitement of listening to and creating music and reading books for a long time now. These words make me feel guilty. For example, when we're standing backstage and the lights come on and the crowd is booming, it doesn't evoke the same emotion in me as it did in Freddie Mercury. He takes great pleasure in the adoration of the crowd, it makes me admire and envy. Actually, I can't deceive you. It just wouldn't be fair to you or me. The worst crime, in my opinion, is fooling people by pretending to have maximum fun. Sometimes I feel like I have to break the clock when I go on stage.

I did everything in my power to figure out my problem (but, God knows, this is not enough). I appreciate that our group's work touched the feelings of many people. I must be one of those “narcissists” who can only appreciate things when they are no longer there. I'm too sensitive. I need to freeze my feelings a little to regain the enthusiasm I had as a child. During our last three tours, I began to appreciate my friends and fans of the band much more. But I can’t help but feel that I only cause disappointment, awkwardness and sympathy in these people. There's good in all of us, and I think I just love people too much. So much so that it is precisely because of this that this damn sadness overcomes me. Sad, small, sensitive, valueless Pisces man (Kurt’s zodiac sign - Ed.). My God! Why doesn't this suit you? I don't know! I have a goddess wife who is full of ambition and compassion, and a daughter who is so much like me - the way I was. Loving and cheerful, greeting every person she sees because everything is good and does not harm her. And it terrifies me to such an extent that I can hardly contain myself.

I can't stand the thought of Francis becoming the same miserable, self-destructive rocker that I have become. I'm doing well, very well, and I'm grateful, but from the age of seven I began to hate all people. Only because it seems so easy for them to live and feel compassion. Compassion! Only because I love and pity people too much do I get something in return. I thank you all from the depths of my burning, writhing stomach for your letters and support in last years. I'm too weird, a gloomy child! I no longer have passion and therefore remember - it is better to burn out than to dissolve...

Frances and Courtney, I will be at your altar. Please move on, Courtney, for Frances' sake, for her life's sake, which will be much happier without me. I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU."

A memorial service for Cobain took place on April 10 in the park. cultural center Seattle Center. Courtney Love read excerpts from her husband's suicide note. The widow also spoke with grieving fans and gave them some of her late husband’s clothes. A private funeral service for the family and friends of the deceased took place on the same day at the Church of the Unity of Truth.

Cobain's body was cremated. Courtney Love, a practicing Buddhist, took some of the ashes to the monastery at the Namgyal Institute of Buddhist Studies in Ithaca, New York, where they were blessed and added to clay to make ritual memorial figurines, and kept some for herself. In 1999, Frances Bean scattered her father's ashes over McLain Creek in Olympia, where Cobain lived and worked periodically in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

4. Natalie Wood died at the age of 43 under mysterious circumstances

Natalie Wood was often called the "Queen of Hollywood" or "Queen of Scandal" during her lifetime due to her successful career and eccentric character. Conversations about her beauty, personal life and the reasons for her mysterious death are still ongoing.

The actress's personal life has always been full of scandals. In 1957, Natalie Wood married actor Robert Wagner, with whom they constantly quarreled and reconciled, divorced and remarried. Their first divorce took place in 1961.

In 1972, Natalie Wood returned to ex-husband Robert Wagner, with whom they re-signed in 1974, and in the same year they had joint child, a daughter named Courtney. This marriage was the last in Wood's life. Her life with her husband never improved in their second marriage. The scandals continued due to a constant feeling of jealousy towards Robert. It was after one of these quarrels that the couple went for a ride on the yacht “Shine” on the fateful evening of November 29, 1981. In addition to Wood, her husband Robert Wagner, actor Christopher Walken and yacht captain Dennis Davern were on the yacht.

On the 30th anniversary of the actress's death, the investigation was resumed following a statement from the yacht captain, but in January 2012, Los Angeles police reported that they had not found any evidence of murder or new evidence. But in official documents, the wording of Wood's cause of death was changed from "accident" to "undetermined."

During her career, she starred in more than 50 films and worked with the most handsome men in Hollywood - James Dean, Warren Beatty, Steve McQueen, Robert Redford and many others.

Her career continued successfully throughout the 1960s, but as the new decade began, Wood began acting much less, devoting herself to her family. In addition, her type of beauty was beginning to go out of fashion, and articles constantly appeared in the press about the actress’s drunken antics, scandals and treatment for alcohol addiction. The actress played one of her last major roles in the television film “From Here to Forever” in 1979, for which she was awarded a Golden Globe Award.

5. Heath Ledger, a famous Australian and later Hollywood actor, died of a drug overdose at the age of 28

The beloved actor was found dead and naked on the floor of his apartment by a masseuse on January 22. The servants at first thought that he was sleeping, but, unable to wake him up, she panicked and called 911. By the time the medical team arrived, Ledger had been dead for several hours.

To establish the exact cause of death, it was necessary to conduct an additional toxicological examination, as a result of which Ledger's official cause of death was announced - acute intoxication caused by the combined effect of painkillers, including narcotic analgesics, sleeping pills and tranquilizers.

Ledger's body was sent to Australia. On 9 February 2008, he was cremated and buried at his birthplace in Perth, Karrakatta Cemetery. About five hundred people came to say goodbye to Heath Ledger, including the actor’s ex-wife Michelle Williams, with whom he has a daughter, Matilda Rose, who is now nine years old.

Hit was a successful and promising actor who worked a lot, practically exhausted himself, and this led to the fact that the young actor was forced to take a bunch of different drugs, because of which he eventually died.

Heath Ledger was born on April 4, 1979 in Australia. In the 1990s he moved to the United States and, starting in 1998, starred in nineteen films: “The Patriot,” “Monster’s Ball,” “Brokeback Mountain,” “The Brothers Grimm” and others.

Despite his young age, he received many prestigious awards for acting roles, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Dark Knight.

6. The famous Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at 27 years old

An English singer performing soul-pop with jazz influences, recognized by critics as one of the leading British performers of the 2000s. She died aged 27 at her home in Camden from alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011 at 3:54 pm.

For a long time after her death, the exact reason why Amy died was not revealed. Among the preliminary versions, a drug overdose was considered, but the police did not find any drugs in Winehouse’s house, and a version of suicide was also considered, which was also not confirmed. In addition, it was known that she suffered from emphysema, which could also have caused the girl’s death.

However, in September 2011, Amy's father said that the real reason His daughter's death was a heart attack caused by alcohol intoxication. Three empty vodka bottles were found in the singer’s room, and the level of alcohol in her blood exceeded the maximum permissible concentration five times. The results of a re-investigation in January 2013 confirmed this version.

The farewell to the singer took place in the Golders Green Synagogue, the oldest of the synagogues (1922) in the area of ​​the same name in north London. On July 26, 2011, Amy Winehouse was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, where her grandmother Cynthia Winehouse was cremated in 2006.

She was buried in Edgewarebury Lane Jewish Cemetery next to her grandmother, who was also a jazz singer.

Amy Winehouse is the winner of numerous awards, including a Grammy, Brit Awards and Ivor Navello. In 2009, she was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as having won the most Grammy Awards by a British female artist.

7. Successful model Haley Marie Kohl jumped out of her apartment window, she was 26 years old.

Canadian fashion model Haley Marie Kohl began her career as a fashion model in the early 2000s and was famous model international level. For 7 years, until 2008, she worked in Canada, the USA, Greece, Italy, Germany and England.

On October 11, 2008, Hayley was found dead in Italy. She died after falling from a seventh floor balcony in an apartment in Milan. The police concluded that Haley was not thrown, the model committed suicide. She spent a little time in Italy more than a year, working under a modeling contract through her main agency PanacheManagement in Winnipeg. Hayley was 26 years old.

8. Famous designer Alexander McQueen unexpectedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his dressing room

The king of design and "catwalk genius", Alexander McQueen, committed suicide at the age of 40. It is known that he hanged himself in the dressing room of his apartment in London... His body was discovered by a maid. Lying nearby suicide note: "Excuse me. Take care of my dogs. I love you".

Until this day, McQueen had never talked about suicide, and his last posts on Twitter were quite optimistic, and the whole world was in anticipation of a new show of genius.

However, it is unlikely that it will be possible to understand the reason that motivated Alexander. One cannot call a fashion designer “ordinary”. His friends say that on the three floors of the genius’s house there was not a single ordinary thing. Everything is different, everything is twisted: hangers in the shape of deer antlers, glass tables resembling giant bubble, floor vases in the shape of Egyptian mummies, crocodile sofas...

The police put forward a version - deep depression against the background of the death of the mother. Joyce McQueen died a week earlier, and Alexander himself, when asked “What is your main fear?”, once answered: “to die before your mother.”

Alexander McQueen was the youngest of 6 children of the McQueen family. He left school at 16 and, after working as a dresser in Italy, went to Saint Martins in London. After graduating, he worked for Japanese designer Koji Tatsuno and then replaced John Galliano as creative director of Givenchy. In 1994, he founded his own brand.

9. Death of the lead singer of the group " Ivanushki International"raised many questions from his relatives and colleagues. The singer jumped from the sixth floor balcony of the Cosmos studio

The life of the lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” Igor Sorin ended suddenly, at the peak of his popularity. He was 28 years old when he jumped from the sixth floor balcony of Cosmos Studios. Almost immediately Igor was taken to the hospital. His cervical vertebrae were broken; in addition, doctors stated complete paralysis of the lower body and partial paralysis of the arms.

Igor was successfully operated on, but his heart gave out. The artist died.

According to the official version, it was suicide. In the last year of his life, Igor kept a video diary. In it, he admitted that he was pretty tired of fame, fans and songs with “plywood”. And many knew his character. Even as a child, he jumped from the second floor when another boy was approved for a role in a movie.

But neither my family nor my friends believe in suicide. The singer’s common-law wife Alexander Chernikov is sure that he was hiding something: “He was hiding something and hiding it specifically. I felt it."

Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov thinks that Igor was killed: “Igor got involved with some suspicious company and became a victim of a conflict that escalated into a fight. They broke Igor’s neck and, in order to hide the crime, they framed it all as a suicide.”

Igor began singing in a popular group in 1995 and performed for three years.

10. Murat Nasyrov jumped from the balcony in front of his children

Singer and composer Murat Nasyrov, like Sorin, jumped out of the window. He was 37 years old when this happened.

According to his relatives, that day from the very morning he did not behave quite adequately. “He constantly walked quickly around the apartment, called someone on the phone, then stood up, then sat down, and went to the window. Subsequently, he continued to behave restlessly.”

And at about ten in the evening, according to his mother-in-law, he woke up the children, changed into a concert costume and constantly rushed to the balcony. His household didn't let him in. Then he jumped out onto the stairwell and called the neighbors with whom they were friends.

He began shouting to his neighbors that he had a vision of God and the recently deceased guitarist of the group A"Studio.

Then, according to eyewitnesses, “the singer went out onto the balcony of his apartment, hung a camera around his neck, picked up his portrait and jumped from the fifth floor. This happened at 22:30."

Investigators call the singer’s suicide a “banal suicide,” but relatives say that Murat was a very vulnerable person and was very worried about any failure.

Nasyrov gained enormous popularity after performing the hit song “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov.”

In recent years, the singer has often claimed to have suffered a midlife crisis and released an album of ethnic Uyghur music, Kaldim yalguz (Uyghur album)

11. Actress Elena Mayorova set herself on fire, and when she realized what she had done, it was too late

Popular actress Elena Mayorova (“Makarov”, “Lost in Siberia”, “Forgotten Melody for Flute”) was 39 years old when she set fire to her dress while on the staircase in her entrance.

Realizing what she had done, she ran to the service entrance of the Mossovet Theater, which was located in the courtyard of her house, and lost consciousness. With 85 percent burns, Mayorova was hospitalized at the Sklifosovsky Institute, where she soon died.

The investigation immediately put forward a version - “Suicide against the backdrop of deep depression.” But 14 years later, the actress’s friend Tatyana Dogileva accused her husband, artist Sergei Sherstyuk, of the death.

“The husband did not allow Lena to undergo treatment for infertility, and she could not have the children she dreamed of,” said Tatyana.

At the same time, Mayorova supported and provided for the family herself; she had to solve all the problems alone, while she forgot about herself and her parents.

“Sherstyuk looked next to her as an infantile, unrecognized genius, who forced his wife to literally work hard like a draft horse so that she could financially support his creative research,” said Dogileva.

Elena Mayorova played in the Sovremennik and Moscow Art Theater theaters.

12. Legendary singer Whitney Houston drowned in a hotel room bathtub. The tragedy occurred on the eve of the 54th Grammy ceremony, which was dedicated to her

Whitney Houston is a singer who can be called one of the greatest performers in the world. music industry. The total circulation of her albums has exceeded 170 million copies. According to the Guinness Book of Records, total her awards and titles are the largest among all performers on our planet. Many of her compositions have long received cult status and were recognized as one of the most striking musical works in the history of our planet.

This legendary singer died February 11, 2012 in a room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Whitney's body was discovered in the bathroom by her aunt Mary Jones. They tried to bring the singer back to life using cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but to no avail. The death was registered at 15:55 US time. The police immediately ruled out the possibility of a violent death. Houston died on the eve of the 54th Grammy Awards, which were dedicated to her.

On March 23, 2012, the results of a police investigation were made public, which showed that the causes of the singer’s death were drowning, atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use. According to police, an examination showed that the singer was a chronic cocaine addict. Other drugs found in her blood included marijuana, a muscle relaxant and an anti-allergy drug.

The farewell ceremony took place in Newark on February 18, at the New Hope Baptist Church, where Whitney began singing at age 11. The number of invitees was limited to one and a half thousand people.

At the end of the ceremony, the chrome coffin with the body of the late singer was carried out to the sound of herself famous song"I Will Always Love You." The ceremony, which lasted about four hours instead of the planned two, was broadcast on the Internet. By order of the state governor, everything in New Jersey was lowered on this day. national flags- this last honor is usually awarded only to deceased statesmen.

On February 19, 2012, Whitney Houston was buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, located a few kilometers from Newark. Houston's coffin was buried next to the grave of her father, John Russell Houston. The performer repeatedly expressed this desire during her lifetime.

13. Bruce Lee died from a rare allergy to aspirin

Great master martial arts, American and Hong Kong film actor, as well as film director, Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong while working on his next film, “Game of Death.” He took a headache tablet containing aspirin and meprobamate and washed down the medication with alcohol, which led to swelling of the brain.

On May 10, 1973, at the Golden Harvest studio, Bruce felt unwell, lost consciousness and began to choke, and his body began to convulse.

Three minutes later he woke up. After the incident, the actor underwent a full examination by the best doctors America, but nothing was found, and the seizures were attributed to increased intracranial pressure.

On July 20, 1973, Bruce Lee visited actress Betty Bruce. While working on the script, Bruce complained of a very bad headache. Betty gave him an aspirin tablet. Then they sat for another hour, Lee drank several cocktails, his head began to hurt worse. He lay down to rest, then fell asleep and never woke up. An autopsy says Lee died of cerebral swelling caused by a rare allergy to aspirin.

More than twenty-five thousand people came to see Bruce off on his final journey. The removal of the HK$40,000 coffin into the street caused chaos.

300 police surrounded the chapel, joined hands and formed a human ring to hold back the advancing crowd. Reinforcements were called in to save women and children from death as they were pressed against the barriers by the crowd. People cried, lost consciousness, many ended up in hospitals in a state of shock and with injuries.

Bruce Lee began acting in films since childhood, with a total of 36 films to his credit. He popularized Eastern martial arts in Western countries in the second half of the 20th century. He became widely known in the field of martial arts and inspired many imitators in film and television. He is the first Chinese who revealed the secrets of kung fu to Europeans; the elders considered this type of martial art sacred and people of other races were not supposed to know it. The secrets of kung fu have been protected for centuries, and some types of fighting combinations were generally available only to teachers and their mentors. Bruce was responsible for bringing kung fu to the attention of the whole world, and besides, he mixed it with boxing. About 30 films have been made around the world about the life and work of Bruce Lee.

In 1978, Lee's last film, Game of Death, was released. In fact, Bruce only appeared in 28 minutes of this film. Everything else was filmed without his participation, using a similar actor.

14. Fashion model Lucy Gordon hanged herself in her apartment, two days shy of turning 29.

The English model and actress, born May 22, 1980, took her own life on May 20, 2009, two days before her 29th birthday. The body of Lucy Gordon was discovered in the actress's Paris apartment. Early in the morning, Gordon's common-law husband Jerome Almers woke up and found the girl hanged. Falling into panic, the young man began to call for help. However, it was no longer possible to help Lucy. The official reason given by Lucy's relatives was the recent death of her close friend.

Lucy began her modeling career at the age of 15. For some time, Lucy was the face of the cosmetics brand CoverGirl. She then signed a contract with another modeling agency and appeared on the cover of Italian Glamor and Elle.

The actress made her film debut in 2001 with a small supporting role in the drama “Fragrance.” In total, her list includes about 15 films and TV series. Lucy Gordon gained fame by playing in Cedric Klapisch's film "Russian Dolls", in the Russian box office the film was called "Pretty Women".

At the Cannes Film Festival, on the eve of her death, fragments of a new film with her participation, “Gainsbourg. The love of a bully." In the film directed by Joann Sfar, telling about the legendary French singer and the poet Serge Gainsbourg, Lucy Gordon played the role of his muse, Jane Birkin.

He is still considered best guitarist throughout the history of rock music. He was a man of mystery, a virtuoso and a leader The group Jimi Hendrix Experience.

During Jimi's lifetime, incredible things happened at his concerts - like playing the electric guitar with his tongue. Hendrix discovered an endless source of possibilities for new sounds in the guitar. Of course, like most rock musicians of that time, he led a completely unhealthy lifestyle, taking drugs and drinking alcohol.

Jimi would have achieved great heights in creativity if not for the tragic fate of the artist. On September 18, 1970, the guitarist died. He was found already dead in his room at the Samarkand Hotel in London. Doctors determined that Hendrix choked on vomit after taking 9 sleeping pills. Despite this, the circumstances of the musician’s death have not yet been established.

It is strange that he was not alone in the hotel room, but with his friend Monica Daneman, who did not call ambulance until the very last moment. She told the police that she was afraid to call someone because there were drugs everywhere in the hotel room.

Jimi's fans are sure that their idol was killed, but the police did not find out even many years later.

They say that the best are the first to leave. Perhaps one cannot fully agree with this statement, but it becomes unbearably sad when the world loses a talented person who gave people positive emotions.

We decided to dedicate this material to Russian actresses who left this world too early. They were beautiful, young and talented, and most importantly, they could play many more roles...

Marina Levtova, 40 years old

Viewers may remember Marina from the films “TASS is authorized to declare”, “Visit to the Minotaur” and others. The actress passed away due to an accident. After filming the comedy “Fortune” ended, Marina and her daughter Daria were invited to go snowmobiling. The snowmobile driver did not notice the ravine in the dark and the car overturned.

The woman hit a tree and was taken to the hospital, but she could not survive. Daria and the driver were also injured. The latter fell into a coma and died 7 years after the accident due to complications.

Maria Zubareva, 31 years old

The actress was the mother of three children. Health problems began after the birth of twins. The woman thought that this was a consequence of a weakened body. When Maria finally went to the doctors, she was diagnosed with cancer, which could not be cured.

Until the last moment, none of the woman’s colleagues suspected her illness. Despite the fact that Zubareva had lost a lot of weight, she held on until the end and remained just as friendly. After the death of the actress, the writers of the series “Little Things in Life,” in which Maria played, had to “kill” her heroine.

Nadezhda Smirnova, 32 years old

Already at an early age, Nadezhda played in the films “A Tale Like a Fairy Tale”, “The Wedding is Blamed”, “Jack Vosmerkin - “The American”. She could have delighted audiences for a long time with her work in films, but fate decreed otherwise.

Most sources claim that Smirnova had an incurable form of cancer. According to a less common version, the woman died due to medical error, which led to complications after a minor operation.

Anastasia Ivanova, 34 years old

Most viewers remember this actress from the film “Can't Say Goodbye.” Ivanova was married to director Boris Nevzorov, to whom she gave birth to a daughter, Polina.

The woman's death was so mysterious that the culprit was found only several years later. It turned out to be a family friend suffering from a mental disorder. He stabbed Ivanova several times and then strangled her. Fortunately, at that moment little Polina was with her grandmother.

Irina Metlitskaya, 35 years old

Men idolized this woman, and her colleagues loved working with her. But the mother of two sons died early due to acute leukemia. Last film, in which Irina played - “Black Veil” - was released 2 years before her death.

Elena Mayorova, 39 years old

Until now, the tragic and terrible death of the actress is shrouded in mystery. The woman was in the entrance of her house when her dress caught fire. She was able to run to the service entrance to the Mossovet Theater, which was located nearby. There she fell unconscious.

The ambulance took Mayorova to the Sklifosovsky Institute. The woman had more than 80% of her skin burned. There she died a few hours later.

There are two versions of what happened. According to the official, kerosene came into contact with her clothes and ignited. The second version is suicide. Many friends and acquaintances said that the woman was prone to depression and had attempted suicide before.

The acting profession is unreliable and risky. Today an artist can be in demand and loved by everyone, but tomorrow the trend changes, new faces appear, and everyone forgets yesterday’s idol.

If in modern times actors have the opportunity to receive big fees, invest money somewhere and thus ensure your future, then in the USSR and after its collapse this was impossible.

The Soviet actor lived on a small salary, and after 1991, dozens of famous stars were thrown to the margins of life without a means of support. We invite you to read about the fates of Soviet artists who died in poverty and oblivion.

Alexey Smirnov

Smirnov could never build relationships with women; after being wounded in the war, he became infertile and therefore never married. Smirnov broke down after the death of his friend Leonid Bykov - he began to drink a lot, despite health problems. Soon he was hospitalized with coronary heart disease, but could not give up alcohol there either.

Alexey Smirnov: clown with a broken heart

He was discharged on May 7, 1979, and died on the same day. National fame did not make him happy and did not bring him friends. To Smirnov's grave for a long time no one walked - it was overgrown with grass and for 25 years no one could find it. The burial place of Alexei Smirnov was discovered not so long ago quite by accident.

Alexander Belyavsky

The last film with the participation of Alexander Belyavsky was released in 2008, where he played a small role as the governor. It was the film “A Kiss Not for the Press” with Andrei Panin in the title role. In the last years of his life, he was unable to work actively due to heart problems and the consequences of a stroke. Alexander Borisovich walked with a cane and did not feel too well. Due to lack of work and a small pension, there was not enough money to live.

Belyavsky died in 2012. The artist was found under the windows of the house where he lived - Alexander Belyavsky fell out of the window. At first it was believed that he stopped on the staircase to take a breath of air and lost his balance. However, later friends and colleagues began to say that this was a conscious act, and the reason was a miserable existence and health problems. Alexander Belyavsky was 80 years old.

Tatiana Samoilova

However, Goskino officials did not want to let Samoilova go to work, fearing that she would become a “defector.” In Soviet times, she had enough work in the USSR - among her paintings at that time there was, for example, “Anna Karenina”. Since the mid-70s, Tatyana Samoilova completely disappeared from the screen. They remembered her only in the early 90s - they invited her to the 43rd Cannes Film Festival as a guest of honor.

Unfortunately, this did not become a reason to return to cinema. She was offered her first role after a 25-year break only in 2000. After that, she played in only five films (for example, in “The Moscow Saga” with Olga Budina and Alexander Baluev). The actress herself said that if she lived in Hollywood, Anna Karenina alone would be enough for her to live comfortably her whole life. Samoilova died alone in 2014.

Nonna Mordyukova

However, national fame and demand even in later years had little effect on quality of life. In 1999, she played her last film role - in the film “Mom” with a whole constellation of young actors. Her partners on the set in this film were Vladimir Mashkov, Evgeny Mironov and Oleg Menshikov.

In an interview, Nonna Mordyukova restrainedly complained about lack of money and a humiliating existence on a meager pension. At the end of her life, she shared a tiny, cluttered apartment with her sister in Krylatskoye in Moscow. She was sick a lot, so she couldn’t make money on filming and concerts. She said that her pension is barely enough for the basic necessities, and sometimes in the store she picks up a pineapple just to smell it. Nonna Mordyukova died in 2008 at the age of 82.

Borislav Brondukov

Borislav Brondukov as Fedul in the film “Afonya”

Borislav Brondukov suffered his first stroke in 1984, at the age of 46. Despite the serious diagnosis, he continued to act in films and tried to lead an active lifestyle. But the first stroke was followed by three more. The illness lasted for ten years, and in the last years of his life - after 1997 - the artist did not get out of bed, could not talk, only sometimes cried from melancholy and humiliation. Life was hard.

Brondukov’s wife Ekaterina said that young strong guys with a gangster appearance periodically appeared in the house and left her some money. The couple lived in the village of Bykovnya near Kiev, where even doctors refused to go. At times there was absolutely nothing to eat, and then a familiar butcher would give Borislav Brondukov’s family bones - from which Ekaterina would cook a thin soup. The actor died in 2004, he was 66 years old.

Vladimir Ivashov

After the first star role there were others - Colonel Kudasov’s adjutant in “The Crown” Russian Empire" (song " Russian field"after that became the artist’s crowning number), Pechorin in “Hero of Our Time” (however, the role was voiced by Vyacheslav Tikhonov, since Ivashov temporarily lost his voice due to illness) and others. True, it seemed that the movies were simply exploiting his appearance, and no one was interested in Ivashov’s acting range.

The song “Russian Field” performed by Vladimir Ivashov

In the early 90s, Vladimir Ivashov was not in demand in cinema; he was fired from his job - from the Film Actor Theater. To earn a living, he got a job as a laborer: he carried bricks at a construction site and kneaded concrete. In 1995, he died from internal bleeding - Vladimir Ivashov had a stomach ulcer. The actor was only 55 years old.

Tamara Nosova

Tamara Nosova worked for a long time at the Film Actor's Theater and was married three times. But all three marriages ended in divorce, and after the death of her mother in 1982, she withdrew into herself and began to lead an almost reclusive lifestyle. In 1991, she was “left” from the theater. In addition, the actress was ill: diagnosed with “chronic cardiac ischemia,” which is usually accompanied by severe depression, weakened memory and attention.

In recent years, Tamara Nosova ate at a social canteen for the homeless; her pension was not even enough to pay rent. The toilet in the artist’s apartment did not work for several years, and rats were scurrying around the house. Nosova developed a craving for pathological hoarding - she stole trash and garbage from surrounding landfills into her apartment. The actress died in 2007 after lying on the floor of her apartment for several days after a stroke.

Tatyana Peltzer

Tatyana Ivanovna Peltzer has dozens of roles, voiceovers for cartoons, a huge number theatrical works. Among them are the television version of “The Marriage of Figaro” with Andrei Mironov in the title role, “You Never Dreamed of It” with Lydia Fedoseeva-Shukshina, “Funeral Prayer” with Evgeny Leonov and others.

Tatyana Peltzer lived long life, including professionally: until recently she worked at the Lenkom Theater in the troupe of Mark Zakharov. Even when she began to develop senile dementia and the actress forgot words, she had roles in the theater. In 1992, she was admitted to a psychoneurological clinic and there she broke her femoral neck.

After the injury, the 88-year-old actress did not get up. She died of pneumonia in July of that year. The press wrote that Tatyana Peltzer was buried in a closed coffin, as she was allegedly severely beaten in the hospital. There was no confirmation of these rumors.

Sergey Filippov

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Filippov spent the last years of his life alone. Friends-actors said that after the actor’s death, the daughter of his second wife took advantage of the turmoil and took everything valuable from the apartment - antique furniture, jewelry and porcelain. At the same time, Sergei Filippov’s friend and colleague Alexander Demyanenko collected money for the funeral. Sergei Filippov was buried in April 1990.

Mikhail Kononov

Kononov did not give up: he wrote a book of memoirs and tried to sell it, but publishing houses showed no interest. Due to poverty, he had to sell his Moscow apartment and settle in the near Moscow region. Two weeks before his death, he went to the hospital with pneumonia, but there was not enough money for the necessary medications. Kononov died in the summer of 2007 from thromboembolism.

Acting fame is capricious, and artists have subtle and sensitive natures. Many were crippled by the collapse of the Soviet Union and, as a consequence, the commercialization of cinema. Artists often drowned out poverty and humiliation with alcohol. The editors of the site invite you to read about Russian stars who were ruined by alcohol.
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