Michael Chekhov

Theatre Director, Author

1891 – 1955

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Who was Michael Chekhov?

Mikhail Aleksandrovich "Michael" Chekhov was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner. His acting technique has been used by actors such as Clint Eastwood, Marilyn Monroe, and Yul Brynner. Konstantin Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student. He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov.

Although mainly a stage actor, he made a few notable appearances on film, perhaps most memorably as the Freudian analyst in Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound.

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Born
Aug 29, 1891
Saint Petersburg
Also known as
  • Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov
  • Mikhail Chekhov
  • Michael Tschechow
  • Misha
  • Mikhail Aleksandrovich "Michael" Chekhov
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Spouses
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Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Russia
Profession
Education
  • Moscow Art Theatre
Died
Sep 30, 1955
Beverly Hills

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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