Michael Chekhov

Michael Chekhov
Michael Chekhov
	Chekhov, 1910s
Born	Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov; 16 August 1891; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	30 September 1955 (aged 64); Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Years active	1913–1954
Spouses	; Olga Chekhova; (m. 1914; div. 1917) ; Xenia Karlovna Ziller; (m. 1918)
Children	Ada Tschechowa
Parent(s)	Alexander Chekhov; Natalya Golden
Relatives	Anton Chekhov (uncle); Olga Knipper (aunt); Vera Tschechowa (granddaughter)

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Чехов; 16 August 1891 – 30 September 1955), known as Michael Chekhov, was a Russian-American actor, director, author, and theatre practitioner.^[1] He was a nephew of the playwright Anton Chekhov and a student of Konstantin Stanislavski. Stanislavski referred to him as his most brilliant student.

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 (1945), for which he received his only Academy Award nomination.

^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

[1] Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 135–136. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

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Michael Chekhov
Chekhov, 1910s
Born	Mikhail Aleksandrovich Chekhov (1891-08-16)16 August 1891 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	30 September 1955(1955-09-30) (aged 64) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Years active	1913–1954
Spouses	Olga Chekhova (m. 1914; div. 1917) Xenia Karlovna Ziller (m. 1918)
Children	Ada Tschechowa
Parent(s)	Alexander Chekhov Natalya Golden
Relatives	Anton Chekhov (uncle) Olga Knipper (aunt) Vera Tschechowa (granddaughter)