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TASS DOSSIER. On June 15, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died in Moscow at the age of 88.
Alexey Vladimirovich Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in Vladimir into the family of theater actors Vladimir Petrovich Batalov (1902-1964) and Nina Antonovna Olshevskaya (1908-1991).
When Alexei Batalov was five years old, his parents separated. Mother married writer Viktor Ardov.
During the Great Patriotic War, Alexey Batalov and his mother were in evacuation in Bugulma (Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, now the Republic of Tatarstan) since 1942, where Olshevskaya worked as the chief director at the local drama theater. On its stage, Alexey Batalov, as a schoolboy, made his debut as an actor. In 1944, he appeared in films for the first time, playing the editor of a school wall newspaper in the military-patriotic film Zoya by Leo Arnstam (uncredited).
In 1950 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School (now the Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko School-Studio (Institute) at the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov), where he studied in the workshop of Sergei Blinnikov and Viktor Stanitsyn.
In 1950-1953 was an actor at the Central Theater of the Soviet Army (now the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army, Moscow), in 1953-1957. - Moscow Art Academic Theater, in 1957-1975. - actor and director of the Lenfilm film studio (Leningrad, now St. Petersburg).
Alexey Batalov was widely known as a film actor. The first major work was the young worker Alexey Zhurbin in Joseph Kheifits's drama "Big Family" (1954).
Among the actor’s most famous roles are Boris Borozdin in Mikhail Kalatozov’s drama “The Cranes Are Flying” (1957), doctor Vladimir Ustimenko in Joseph Kheifitz’s film “My Dear Man” (1958), nuclear physicist Dmitry Gusev in Mikhail Romm’s film story “Nine Days of One Year” "(1961), Georgy Ivanovich in Vladimir Menshov's melodrama "Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears" (1979), etc.
Also starred in the films: “The Rumyantsev Case” (1955, directed by Iosif Kheifits), “Mother” based on the novel by Maxim Gorky (1955, Mark Donskoy), “Lady with a Dog” based on the story by Anton Chekhov (1960, Iosif Kheifits), “Day of Happiness” "based on the story by Yuri German (1964, Joseph Kheifits), "The Living Corpse" based on the play by Leo Tolstoy (1968, Vladimir Vengerov), "Attention, turtle!" (1970, Rolan Bykov), "Running" based on the works of Mikhail Bulgakov (1970, Alexander Alov and Vladimir Naumov), "A Purely English Murder" based on the novel by Cyril Hare (1974, Samson Samsonov), "Star of Captivating Happiness" (1975, Vladimir Bloodworm), "Speed" (1983, Dmitry Svetozarov), "Umbrella for the Bridal" (1986, Rodion Nakhapetov), etc. In total, he played in more than thirty films.
He directed the films “The Overcoat” (1959, based on the story by Nikolai Gogol), “Three Fat Men” (1966, together with Joseph Shapiro; based on the story by Yuri Olesha) and “The Gambler” (1972, USSR - Czechoslovakia; based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky).
He wrote scripts for the cartoons “The Little Hare and the Fly” (1977, directed by Valentin Karavaev) and “Alien Fur Coat” (1985, Olga Rozovskaya).
He took part in dubbing a number of animated and documentary films.
Since 1971, for a number of years, he was the secretary of the board of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR.
Since 1975 he taught at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK; now the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov), since 1981 - professor. Since 1989, he headed the acting department for several years. As a course director, he has completed seven acting workshops. He was the artistic director of the acting department of VGIK.
From 2007 to 2013 - President of the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts "Nika". He was also president of the Moscow Premiere film festival.
People's Artist of the USSR (1976).
Hero of Socialist Labor (1989).
Awarded the Order of Lenin (1967, 1989), "For Services to the Fatherland" II and III degrees (2008, 1998), "Cyril and Methodius" (People's Republic of Bulgaria).
Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after. Vasilyev brothers (1966), Lenin Komsomol Prize (1967), USSR State Prize (1981), Russian Presidential Prize in the field of literature and art (2000), Russian Federation State Prize (2005), Moscow City Prize in the field of literature and art (2009) .
He was awarded at the Cannes Festival (1955, France; prize for the best cast of Joseph Kheifitz's film "Big Family") and the Moscow International Film Festival (2007, award "For Contribution to World Cinema"), as well as the Nika Award (2002, nomination "Honor and dignity").
Was married twice. The first wife is Irina Konstantinovna Rotova, the second is Gitana Arkadyevna Leontenko. From his first marriage he had a daughter, Nadezhda, and from his second, a daughter, Maria.
The life and work of the actor are dedicated to the documentaries "Light of a Star. Alexei Batalov. Portrait from the Back" (2003, director Natalia Yasnitskaya), "Alexey Batalov. Our Dear Man" (2008, Irina Golubeva), "Alexey Batalov. I Don’t Bargain with Fate "(2013, Rasim Poloskin), "Alexei Batalov. Aka Goga, aka Gosha" (2013, Philip Surkov), as well as the books of the same name "Alexey Batalov" by Margarita Kvasnetskaya (1983) and Lydia Krymova and Mikhail Osiko (2000).
Since 2008, the Bugulma State Russian Drama Theater has been named after Alexei Batalov. Asteroid 4616 Batalov, discovered in 1975, is named after the actor.
On Thursday, June 15, at the age of 89, People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died. A friend of the actor told about this.
Alexey Batalov. Photo: Anatoly Lomohov/Global Look
According to Vladimir Ivanov, Batalov died quietly in his sleep, writes Komsomolskaya Pravda. This happened in one of the Moscow hospitals, where the actor lay for about five months after a hip fracture. The night before, a priest came to Batalov and gave him communion.
The actor will most likely be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery in Moscow, Ivanov suggested. He himself asked for this - his mother’s grave is there. Director Nikita Mikhalkov will help with organizing the farewell.
The actor’s family confirmed the information about his death, clarifying that it happened at night.
Farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place in the Great Hall of the Central House of Cinematographers on Monday, June 19, Klim Lavrentyev, deputy chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, told RIA Novosti. The actor's funeral service will be held in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God on Ordynka, and he will be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery.
The actor is known for the films “The Cranes Are Flying,” “My Dear Man,” “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears,” “The Star of Captivating Happiness,” “A Purely English Murder,” “The Lady with the Dog” and many others. And in the films “The Overcoat”, “Three Fat Men” and “The Gambler” he was also a director.
in the 1980s The magazine "Soviet Screen" called Alexei Batalov "a master of inconsistencies." He is probably the only one who embodied on the screen a mechanic-philosopher, a doctor-seducer, and a circus performer-revolutionary.
And in life he was a person who did not correspond to stereotypes. He lived in a small apartment, and at VGIK, where he was the director for many years, he occupied a modest office. He did not participate in acting parties and avoided any publicity.
In one of the films, the actor spoke not only about his great creative path, but also about his personal life.
Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in Vladimir into a theater family. He first appeared on stage during the war in evacuation in Bugulma, where his mother organized a theater. He made his film debut in 1944, playing a cameo role in the film L.O. Arnstam "Zoe".
After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School in Moscow, he became an actor in the Central Theater of the Soviet Army, where he served in the Soviet Army.
For six years - from 1953 to 1956 - he played on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater. After that, until 1975, he was an actor and director at the Lenfilm film studio.
Then he taught acting at VGIK. As a course director, he graduated from seven acting workshops.
He wrote the books “Fate and Craft” and “Dialogues at Intermission,” as well as memoirs.
For many years he was secretary of the board of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR, chairman of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions commission for awards in the field of literature, art and journalism. He worked in the Soviet Peace Committee, the Peace Foundation, and the Rodina Association.
He was the president of the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts "Nika", an academician of the National Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Russia.
Alexey Batalov is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor, film director, screenwriter, teacher, master of artistic expression (reader) and public figure. He is an Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor.
He was awarded several State Prizes, Orders of Merit for the Fatherland, II and III degrees, two Orders of Lenin, and the Imperial Order of St. Anna, II degree.
People's Artist of the USSR Alexei Batalov died on Thursday night in a Moscow hospital. The famous actor was 88 years old.
During another exacerbation of the disease in January of this year, Batalov fell at home and broke the femoral neck in his right leg, and a month later he underwent reconstructive surgery, after which he no longer left the hospital until his death. The day before his death, he was given communion by a priest within the walls of his hospital ward. Alexey Vladimirovich died in his sleep. The death was registered at 6 a.m. on June 15, 2017.
As the artist’s close friend Vladimir Ivanov told “”, Batalov will most likely be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery in Moscow.
“Alexey Vladimirovich himself asked to be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery next to his mother,” Ivanov said. According to him, director Nikita Mikhalkov, who will help organize the farewell, has already been informed about the actor’s death.
Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in Vladimir into an acting family. From the age of five he grew up in the family of the writer Viktor Efimovich Ardov. In 1950, he graduated from the Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Art Theater School at the USSR Moscow Art Theater. Gorky. After which he entered the Central Theater of the Russian Army, where he served in the army, in 1953 he transferred to the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater).
He starred in the films “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears”, “The Rumyantsev Case”, “The Cranes Are Flying”, directed the films “The Overcoat”, “Three Fat Men” and others. Laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after. Vasiliev brothers (1966), State Prizes of the USSR (1981) and the Russian Federation (2005).
We invite you to recall interesting facts from the biography of the beloved actor of many generations of Russians.
First film
Batalov made his film debut at the age of 16, writes teleprogramma.pro. He played a cameo role in Lev Arnshtam’s film “Zoya,” which was dedicated to the feat of the young partisan Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya.
The artist played a schoolboy named Alyosha.
During the war, Batalov lived with his family in evacuation in Bugulma. There he first appeared on the theater stage (the play was staged by his mother, actress Nina Olshevskaya). When Alexey and his family arrived in Moscow, he began to study at a regular school. The creators of the film “Zoya” involved the entire class in which Batalov studied in the filming. The future famous artist received a short text. The actor himself recalled that after the command “Motor!” he could not utter a word - this tiny role was given to him with great difficulty. Later, the parents sternly reprimanded the aspiring actor for not being able to cope with his anxiety.
Instead of clothes
Alexey Batalov says: “I came from the army and had to return to the Moscow Art Theater. Anna Andreevna Akhmatova, a close friend at home, gave me a certain amount of money she received from translations so that I could dress up a little. I refused, but she insisted. Having warmly thanked him and counted the money, I went to the thrift store and bought... a used car.
Batalov’s first car was something like this - the Moskvich-400.
Anna Andreevna, seeing the car, said: “Very good.” Since then, this old, but most beloved “Muscovite” was called “Annushka”.
Personal life
Alexey Vladimirovich met his first wife, Irina Rotova, as a child. Irina was the daughter of the famous Soviet cartoonist Konstantin Pavlovich Rotov. The lovers got married as soon as they turned 18 years old.
The artist Rotov once received the task of drawing illustrations for “Uncle Stepa” by Sergei Mikhalkov. Konstantin Pavlovich copied the main character of the famous children's poem from his rather tall son-in-law, with whom he had very warm and friendly relations.
Alexey Batalov and Irina Rotova did not live together for very long. They had to separate because Batalov, by his own admission, did not devote enough time to his wife and daughter Nadya. The artist’s mother-in-law really did not like his profession.
New love came to Batalov completely unexpectedly - on the set of the film “Big Family” he met a circus performer, equestrian Gitana Leontenko and fell in love with her at first sight.
The actor’s second wife is a gypsy by nationality. They got married only a few years after they met.
After the birth of her daughter Masha, the wife had to leave the arena - the girl was born with a serious illness - cerebral palsy, and she required constant care. This became a serious test for the couple, but they did everything possible to make their daughter happy. Maria graduated from the VGIK Institute and is now engaged in literary activities. Alexei Batalov practically never sees his eldest daughter Nadezhda and her children and grandchildren.
People's glory
World fame came to Batalov after the release of Mikhail Kalatozov’s film “The Cranes Are Flying” in 1957.
In the Soviet Union, 28 million people watched this film. Screenings of the film in Europe were a huge success. The film “The Cranes Are Flying” became the only work of Russian filmmakers that received the main prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
The second wave of popular love came to Batalov after the premiere of Vladimir Menshov’s legendary film “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears.”
By the way, it was thanks to Batalov that actress Natalya Vavilova starred in this film. The fact is that her parents were categorically against Vavilova acting in films - they were preparing her for a diplomatic career. I personally came to their house and asked to let Natalya go to filming. Vavilova’s strict parents could not refuse the famous actor.
Clubfoot gait
Alexey Batalov was invited to play the main role in the film “The Lady with the Dog” based on the story by Chekhov. The film was advised by an old noblewoman, meticulous and corrosive, who remembered the pre-revolutionary era. Seeing Batalov walking, the old woman immediately said:
- He has a club foot. Russian intellectuals of that era did not walk like that.
Still from the film "Lady with a Dog".
The remark upset the artist, and he began to correct his gait, especially since the director kept making comments to him. In the end, Batalov got tired of all this, and his gait did not want to improve. We arrived in Crimea, in Yalta, and began to walk around the places of future filming. And suddenly some old boatman, seeing Batalov dressed for filming, shouted joyfully:
- Look, the hat is exactly the same as they wore before the revolution! I remember Anton Pavlovich Chekhov had one like this. And by the way, young man,” he turned to Batalov, “your gait is extremely reminiscent of Chekhov’s gait.” He was also a little clubbed.
Director's achievements
Alexey Vladimirovich tried his hand at directing. He shot three films - “The Overcoat”, “Three Fat Men” and “The Gambler”. The film adaptation of Olesha's fairy tale of the same name is recognized as the most successful work of director Batalov. He was very sensitive to the author's text, so the film very accurately conveys the mood and intent of the book.
Batalov also played the main role of the tightrope walker Tibul in the film.
During the filming of a dangerous scene of walking along a rope stretched over the square, the artist refused the help of a stunt double. He performed this trick on his own. His beloved wife taught him to walk on a tightrope. And it took him, according to some media reports, a year and two months!
Acting Professor
Alexey Vladimirovich has taught acting at VGIK since 1975. In the late 70s he became a professor, and in 1989 he headed the acting department.
In recent years, Batalov has not acted anywhere - the artist did not want to play in TV series and commercials, and he was not offered serious work.
From time to time he worked in a recording studio, because Alexey Batalov is the owner of a unique voice, which is used by the main characters of many Russian cartoons.
In Moscow, at the age of 89, the People's Artist of the USSR died. The actor died in one of the Moscow hospitals.
Batalov’s death was announced by the artist’s close friend Vladimir Ivanov. Information about the death of the actor was confirmed by relatives of Alexei Vladimirovich.
“Yes, we confirm that Alexey Vladimirovich died tonight,” the actor’s family told reporters. Lately Alexey Batalov has been seriously ill. Earlier, the artist’s wife Gitana Leontenko said that he was in the hospital for two months after a double leg fracture. Batalov was later transferred to a rehabilitation center.
The actor broke his hip in January and had surgery in February. The artist was diagnosed with complications after joint replacement. Doctors assessed his condition as “moderate.” He has been undergoing rehabilitation since May. The day before, a priest came to Batalov’s room and gave him communion.
As Vladimir Ivanov said, Alexei Batalov died quietly in his sleep - he went to bed in the evening and did not wake up in the morning. RBC Ivanov also reported that Batalov died “early this morning, in his sleep.” At the request of the artist’s family, he did not disclose details.
The farewell to Alexei Batalov will take place at the Moscow House of Cinema, Klim Lavrentyev, deputy chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Russia, told TASS.
“We have not yet determined the date. The funeral service will be in the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God on Ordynka, the funeral will be at the Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery,” he said.
Earlier, Vladimir Ivanov told Interfax that Batalov would most likely be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery in the capital.
“Alexey Vladimirovich died today between one in the morning and six in the morning in one of the boarding houses where he was recently staying,” Ivanov said, noting that the relatives asked not to indicate the name of the institution.
“Yesterday Alexey Vladimirovich took communion. He passed away calmly, in his sleep,” Ivanov said. According to him, the death of the legendary actor has already been reported to the head of the Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation, Nikita Mikhalkov, who will help organize Batalov’s farewell and funeral.
“Alexey Vladimirovich himself asked to be buried at the Preobrazhenskoye cemetery next to his mother,” Ivanov said.
Alexey Batalov was born on November 20, 1928 in the city of Vladimir in the family of actors Vladimir Batalov and Nina Olshevskaya. His stepfather was satirist, playwright and screenwriter Viktor Ardov. Famous people often visited the family’s house, including the famous poetess Anna Akhmatova who stayed for a long time.
Batalov first appeared on stage at the age of 14 in Bugulma, where his mother created her own theater during evacuation. A year later he made his film debut, starring in a cameo role in Leo Arnstam's film Zoya.
Alexey Batalov played in more than 40 films, including five films by Joseph Kheifitz: “Big Family”, “The Rumyantsev Case”, “My Dear Man”, “Lady with a Dog”, “Day of Happiness” - as well as in films “The Cranes Are Flying”, “Nine Days of One Year”, “Running”, “The Star of Captivating Happiness”, “A Purely English Murder”, “The Bridal Umbrella”.
One of the most famous films with his participation is “Moscow Doesn’t Believe in Tears” by Vladimir Menshov, where he played the role of locksmith Gosha. In 1981, the film was awarded an Oscar in the category “Best Foreign Language Film” and the USSR State Prize.
As a production director, Alexey Batalov made three films - “The Overcoat” based on Nikolai Gogol, “Three Fat Men” based on Yuri Olesha together with Shapiro, “The Gambler” based on Fyodor Dostoevsky.
In 1950-1953, the actor worked at the Central Theater of the Russian Army, in 1953-1957 - at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky (now the Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov).
Batalov worked a lot on radio. Among his radio plays: “Cossacks” by Leo Tolstoy, “White Nights” by Fyodor Dostoevsky, “The Duel” by Alexander Kuprin, “Hero of Our Time” by Mikhail Lermontov, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare.
In 1975, Alexey Batalov became a teacher at the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Since 1980 - professor at VGIK. In 1963, for the feature film “9 Days of One Year,” Batalov was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR. The Lenin Komsomol Prize for creating images of a young man in the films “My Dear Man,” “9 Days of One Year,” “The Cranes Are Flying” and others was awarded to the actor in 1967. Vasiliev Brothers Prize - in 1968.
In 1976, Alexey Batalov was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the USSR.
In 1979, Batalov was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor. The actor was awarded two Orders of Lenin and the Slavic Order of Culture "Cyril and Methodius". Winner of the Juno Prize for 1997, the Kinotavr Prize in the category "Award for a Creative Career" for 1997.
In 2002, Batalov was awarded the country's main film award, “Nika,” in the “Honor and Dignity” category. In 2008, he became the first winner of the "Recognition of a Generation" prize, awarded to him at the VGIK film festival.
