- Lyubov Orlova
Lyubov Petrovna Orlova, ( _ru. Любовь Петровна Орлова; OldStyleDate|29 January|1902|16 January -
January 26 ,1975 ) was the first recognized star ofSoviet cinema, famous theatre actress and a gifted singer.She was born to a middle class family in
Zvenigorod nearMoscow and grew up inYaroslavl . When she was seven,Fyodor Shalyapin predicted her future as a famous actress.Orlova studied in
Moscow Conservatory but did not graduate because she had to work to support her parents. Her first husband, a Soviet economistAndrei Berzin , was arrested in 1930. However this did not reflect on her successful career.Orlova's performance in a very popular 1934 comedy, "Jolly Fellows", earned the young star the sympathy of Stalin and the title "Honorable actor of
RSFSR ". Soon she married the movie director,Grigori Aleksandrov .In the next years, she starred in four popular movies which also became instant Soviet classics:"Circus" (1936), "
Volga-Volga " (1938), "Bright Path" (1940), and "Spring" (1947). In 1950, she became the first woman to receive the title of thePeople's Artist of the USSR exclusively for her cinematic works. After that, she switched to playing in theatre productions ofYuri Zavadsky 's company.A
minor planet 3108 Lyubov , discovered by Soviet astronomerLyudmila Zhuravlyova in 1972 is named after her. [ [http://books.google.com/books?q=3108+Lyubov+1972 Dictionary of Minor Planet Names - p. 256] ]MV Lyubov Orlova is also the name of the Expedition Ship used by Quark Expeditions for trips to the Antarctic Peninsula. The ship, built by the former Yugoslavs and used by the ex-USSR institutions for Arctic / Antarctic explorations, is now used for commercial (tourism) explorations to the far south. Unlike MV Explorer, it is still in fine working condition.List of Movies
* Петербургская ночь (Petersburg Night, 1933)
* Веселые ребята (Jolly Fellows), 1934)
* Цирк (Circus, 1936)
* Волга-Волга (Volga-Volga , 1938)
* Светлый путь (Shining Path, 1939?)
* Весна (Springtime, 1946) (Special award for female role,Venice Film Festival )
* Встреча на Эльбе (Meeting on Elba, 1950)References
* ru icon [http://orlovamuseum.narod.ru/index_engl.htm Site-Museum of Lyubov Orlova]
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* [http://www.kommersant.ru/k-money/get_page.asp?page_id=24945279.htm "Ее советское сиятельство"] , "("Her Soviet Serenity")" an article inKommersant -Money.External links
* [http://www.peoples.ru/art/cinema/actor/orlova/photo.html Photogallery, biography]
* ru icon [http://orlovamuseum.narod.ru/index_engl.htm Site-Museum of Lyubov Orlova]
* [http://www.quarkexpeditions.com/our-fleet/lyubov-orlova Lyubov Orlova, the Expedition Ship]
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