Mikhail Nikolayevich Kedrov

Who was Mikhail Nikolayevich Kedrov?

Mikhail Nikolayevich Kedrov was a Soviet stage director, actor and theatrical educator who managed the Moscow Art Theatre between 1946 and 1955. He is considered one of Konstantin Stanislavsky's most brilliant disciples.

The son of an Orthodox priest from Moscow, Kedrov studied for six years in a divinity school. His wife Maria Titova joined Stanislavsky's troupe in 1924. Kedrov was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR and was the winner of four Stalin Prizes first degree. He headed the Stanislavsky school in Moscow and taught Yuri Lyubimov, among many other notable actors. He died in Moscow and was buried at Vagankovo Cemetery.