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- Albert Verbets was born on 18 March 1943 in Penza Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Silnee ognya (2007), The Beach (2014) and Odessa-mama (2012). He was married to Svetlana Borisovna Slobozhaninova. He died on 14 December 2015 in Nikolaev, Nikolaevskaya oblast, Ukraine.
- Aleksandr Kuprin was born on 7 September 1870 in Narovchat, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Trus (1914), Granatovyy braslet (1965) and Sisters of the Gion (1936). He was married to Yelizaveta Maritsovna Geinrikh and Maria Karlovna Davydova. He died on 25 August 1938 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aleksandr Medvedkin was born on 24 February 1900 in Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was a director and writer, known for The New Moscow (1938), Happiness (1935) and Chudesnitsa (1937). He died on 20 February 1989 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Aleksandr Shirshov was born on 24 December 1914 in village Cherkasskoe, Kerensk uyezd, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Pachelmsky District, Penza Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Kashchei the Immortal (1945), Perestupi porog (1970) and Zvezda ekrana (1974). He died on 10 September 1987 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Aleksandra Peregonets was born on 15 November 1895 in Kuznetsk, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire. She was an actress, known for Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924). She died on 10 April 1944 in Simferopol, Russian SFSR, USSR.
- Aleksey Krasnopolsky was born on 20 June 1904 in Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Tainstvennyy ostrov (1941), Esli ty prav... (1964) and Tanker 'Derbent' (1941). He died on 25 October 1967 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Anzhelika Volchkova was born on 10 September 1970 in Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR. She was an actress, known for Artistka (2007), Sledstvennyy komitet (SK) (2011) and My budem schastlivy, moya prelest (2008). She was married to Sergey Koscheyev. She died on 8 April 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
- In the years 1937-1946 - artist of the Leningrad Comedy Theater. Since 1946 - actor of the Studio Theater of the film actor in Moscow. In the years 1955-1962 - actor of the Moscow Theater of Satire. Since 1962 - actor of the Moscow Drama Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. Since 1974 - actor of the Academic Theater named after Vladimir Mayakovsky. In 1933, he taught clowning at the Moscow Circus College, in 1935 he acted as a clown in the arena of the Moscow Circus. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (03/11/1939). People's Artist of the Tajik SSR (05.01.1944) (from 1941 to 1944, the troupe of the Leningrad Comedy Theater worked in evacuation in Tajikistan). People's Artist of the RSFSR (03/06/1950). People's Artist of the USSR (10/22/1981). Boris Mikhailovich was married to actresses Olga Ivanova (first wife of Grigory Alexandrov) and Lydia Sukharevskaya. Boris Tenin suddenly died in Moscow on September 8, 1990, one second from a cardiac arrest. He was buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery. The actor died a year before the collapse of the Soviet Union, and in October 1991 his wife, Lydia Sukharevskaya, passed away.
- Denis Abliazin was born on 3 August 1992 in Penza, Russia. He was previously married to Ksenia Semenova.
- Evgeniy Ageev was born in 1906 in Kuznetsk, Kuznetsk uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza Oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Istrebiteli (1939), Borba prodolzhaetsya (1939) and Konduit (1936). He died in 1976 in Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Evgeniy Baliev was born on 18 December 1912 in Penza, Penza uyezd, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza oblast, Russia]. He was an actor, known for Ch. P. - Chrezvychainoe proisshestvie (1958), Krynytsya dlya sprahlykh (1965) and Pod zolotym orlom (1958). He died on 15 November 2006 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Ferdinand Kala was born in 1920 in Penza, Russia. He was an actor, known for Teaduse ohver (1982) and Minu Leninid (1997). He died in 1997 in Tallinn, Estonia.
- Galina Bob was born on 4 November 1984 in Penza, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Deffchonki (2012), Muzhskaya zhenskaya igra (2011) and Kurer iz 'Raya' (2013). She has been married to Sergey Koryagin since 26 September 2014. They have two children.
- Grigoriy Samoylin was born on 12 October 1910 in Penza, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Omir jolinda (1960), Odnazhdy nochyu (1960) and Botagoz (1957). He died on 12 April 1985 in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, USSR.
- Igor Ilin was born on 11 April 1965 in Penza, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Chyornye berety (1995), Mute Witness (1995) and Migranty (1991).
- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Igor Rodionov was born on 1 December 1936 in Kurakino, Saratov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Serdobsk Raion, Penza Oblast, Russia]. He is known for Iyunskiy rubezh (1982), Gde ty, lyubov? (1981) and Tango nad propastyu (1997). He died on 19 December 2014 in Moscow, Russia.- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Ivan Mozzhukhin was a legendary actor of Russian silent films, who escaped execution by the Soviet Red Army and had a stellar career in Europe.
He was born Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin on September 26, 1889, in the village of Kondol, Saratov province, Russia (now Penza province, Russia). His father was general manager of the large estate of Prince Obolensky. Mozzhukhin attended all-boys Gymnasium in Penza, then studied at the Law School of Moscow University for two years. There he was active in amateur stage productions and joined a touring troupe, then returned to Moscow and was a member of the Vvedensky Narodny Dom Theatre. He made his film debut in 1908. From 1911-14 he worked in the films of producer Aleksandr Khanzhonkov. Mozzhukhin shot to fame after his leading role as violinist Trukhachevsky in Kreytserova sonata (1911) by director Pyotr Chardynin, based on the eponymous story by Lev Tolstoy. He starred as Adm. Kornilov in Defense of Sevastopol (1911) and in about 30 more silent films made by Chardynin, Yevgeny Bauer and Khanzhyonkov.
By the mid-'10s Mozzhukhin was the indisputable leading star of the Russian cinema, having such film partners as 'Diaghilev''s ballerina Vera Karalli, and his own wife Nathalie Lissenko. His facial expressions were studied by many actors and directors as exemplary acting masks. From 1915-19 he worked in about 40 films by directors Yakov Protazanov and Viktor Tourjansky under the legendary Russian producer Joseph N. Ermolieff. His best known films of the Russian period were Queen of Spades (1916) and Otets Sergiy (1918), both by Protazanov. Mozzhukhin's incredible popularity brought him significant wealth, but that came with attendant pressure; he also became famous for his numerous love affairs with his admirers.
In 1918 the Russian Communist revolution had already caused irreversible destruction of cultural and economic life, and Mozzhukhin moved under protection of the anti-Communist White Russian forces in Yalta, Crimea. There he worked for Ermolieff during the Russian Civil War. Meanwhile, Soviet government leader Vladimir Lenin ordered the seizure and nationalization of all film studios and their films, properties and other assets to use for making Soviet propaganda' most of Mozzhukhin's 70 films were arrested and / or censored. Lev Kuleshov used fragments of Mozzhukhin's films to demonstrate his editing ideas. Mozzhukhin's face was used in Kuleshov's psychological montage to illustrate the principles of film editing, known today as the Kuleshov Effect.
Mozzhukhin suffered terribly from the loss of his property after the Communist revolution. However, he continued working in Yalta with Ermolieff until the end of 1919. When the Red Army advanced into Crimea and broke through to Yalta, however, he joined the White Russians and fled the now-communist Russia at the end of the Civil War. He managed to save a few rolls of his silent films, which he took aboard the Greek steamer Pantera\ in February of 1920. He left Russia together with his film partners from the Ermolieff film company, his wife Nathalie Lissenko, actors Nicolas Koline and Nicolas Rimsky, actress Nathalie Kovanko, cinematographer Nikolai Toporkoff, director Viktor Tourjansky and producer Joseph N. Ermolieff. They emigrated together to Paris, France, and started a Russian-French film company.
In 1926 Mozzhukhin got a lucrative contract with Universal Pictures in Hollywood, and was cast as the male lead in Surrender (1927). However, his stint in Hollywood was not a success, due to numerous pressures from the studio's producers who insisted on his taking the stage name John Moskin. In addition, Mozzhukhin and his female co-star Mary Philbin did not get along at all, and that was quite apparent from the footage that they had no chemistry whatever. Ats Hollywood at that time was just making the transition from silent films to talkies, Mozzuhkhin--who did not speak English--was not offered any further roles, and he returned to Europe. Soon Aleksandr Vertinskiy began to comment that Mozzhukhin's troubles in Hollywood were the results of a conspiracy by the powers in Hollywood to destroy a strong competitor.
By 1939 Mozzhukhin had made over 100 films in Russia, France, Italy, the US, Germany and Austria. He continued starring in the talkies of the 1930s, although not as successfully as he had during the silent era. He also wrote screenplays for several of his films, and planned to direct a film in France, but the project was abandoned because he contracted a severe form of tuberculosis and was hospitalized. Mozzhukhin died of tuberculosis in a Paris clinic on January 17, 1939, and was laid to rest in the Russian Cemetery at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, in Paris, France.
Mozzhukhin's home in Kondol, Penza province, is now restored as the public Memorial Museum of Ivan Mozzhukhin. There, since the 1990s, the museum has annual showing of Mozzhukhin's films, also known as Mozzhukhin's Festivities.- Ivan Yudin was born on 25 December 1907 in village Gart Penza province, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Don Diego i Pelageya (1928), Old and New (1929) and Enemies of Progress (1933). He died on 13 July 1943 in the USSR.
- Kirill Anokhin was born on 25 June 1988 in Penza, Russia, USSR. He is an actor, known for Hypnosis (2020), Ulitsa (2017) and Vysokie stavki (2015).
- Larisa Kronberg was born on 23 May 1929 in Penza, Penzenskiy rayon, Penzenskiy okrug, Sredne-Volzhskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Penzenskaya oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for A Big Family (1954), Ransom (1986) and Poseyali devushki lyon (1956). She died on 24 April 2017 in Moscow, Russia.
- Cinematographer
Leonid Kosmatov was born on 13 January 1901 in village Verkhniy Lomov, Nizhniy Lomov uyezd, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Nizhnelomovsky District, Penza Oblast, Russia]. He was a cinematographer, known for The Vow (1946), The Fall of Berlin (1950) and Life in Bloom (1949). He died on 2 August 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Leonid Marennikov was born on 9 June 1912 in Kuznetsk, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Unamenables (1959), V poiskakh kapitana Granta (1986) and Volshebnyy golos Dzhelsomino (1978). He died on 27 July 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine.
- Editor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Director
Lev Felonov was born on 26 October 1900 in Penza, Russia. Lev was an editor and assistant director, known for The Komsomol - Sponsor of Electrification (1932), Four Hearts (1944) and The Car 22-12 (1949). Lev died on 11 August 1985 in Moscow, Russia.- Lyubov Teplova was born on 7 April 1947 in Penza, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Vverkh tormashkami (1992), Post Scriptum (1992) and Gruppa riska (1991).
- Maksim Loktionov was born on 1 September 1988 in Kuznetsk, Penza Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Kniga masterov (2009).
- Mariya Matveeva was born on 24 January 1984 in Penza, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Otryv (2007), Stas (2022) and Igrushki (2010).
- Mariya Sittel was born on 8 November 1975 in Penza, USSR. She is an actress, known for Stalingrad (2013), Dancing with the Stars (2006) and One day from the live of Vesti (2020). She has been married to Aleksandr Tereschenko since 2009. They have three children.
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Misza Hairulin was born on 10 February 1971 in Kuznetsk, Penza Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a composer and actor, known for Testosteron (2007), Sloow (2003) and Jutro idziemy do kina (2007).- Natalya Karesli was born on 4 February 1956 in Penza, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Uznay menya (1980), Chelyuskintsy (1985) and Derevenskaya istoriya (1982).
- Nikolay Gubarkov was born on 16 May 1914 in Russkaya Muromka village, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza oblast, Russia]. Nikolay was a composer, known for Na pervenstvo mira po shakhmatam (1951), Nekik béke kell (1952) and Yellow Zholtik (1966). Nikolay died in 1985 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Nikolay Vlasov was born on 18 October 1917 in Penza, Russia. He is an actor, known for Detstvo. Otrochestvo. Yunost (1973) and Ramayana (1976).
- Nina Veselovskaya was born on 7 March 1932 in Gorodishche, RSFSR, USSR [now Penza Oblast, Russia]. She was an actress, known for Shestoe iyulya (1968), Ishchite i naydyote (1969) and Druzya i gody (1966). She was married to Gennady Dobrovnikov. She died on 6 March 2022 in Russia.
- Nina Zotkina was born on 23 December 1951 in Penza, USSR. She was an actress, known for Fakt biografii (1975), Pozdnyaya yagoda (1978) and Eto my ne prokhodili (1976). She died on 26 March 2021 in Moscow, Russia.
- Writer
- Cinematographer
Pavel Blyakhin was born on 25 December 1886 in Verkhodym, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Penza Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Krasnye dyavolyata (1923), Neulovimye mstiteli (1967) and Iuda (1930). He died on 19 June 1961.- Producer
- Actor
- Director
Pavel Volya was born on 14 March 1979 in Penza, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a producer and actor, known for The Best Movie (2008), Platon (2008) and Branded (2012). He has been married to Lyaysan Utyasheva since September 2012. They have two children.- Pyotr Kiryutkin was born on 26 October 1895 in Kochelayevo, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an actor, known for Dorogoy moy chelovek (1958), The Girls (1962) and Clear Skies (1961). He died on 11 July 1977 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Roman Volkov was born on 22 June 1979 in Penza, Russia. He is a writer and producer, known for Pilgrims (2018), Who Will Come With You (2017) and Zveno (2013).- Cinematographer
Sergey Lebedev was born on 28 January 1902 in Penza, Penzenskaya guberniya, Russian Empire [now Penzenskaya oblast, Russia]. Sergey was a cinematographer, known for Mishka Zvonov (1925), Volzhskiye buntari (1926) and Gorod pod udarom (1933). Sergey died on 18 May 1987 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Sergey Penkin was born on 10 February 1961 in Penza, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a writer and actor, known for ANNdroid (2020), Ka-ka-du (1993) and Igra na vybyvanie (2004).- Tamara Tsyganova was born on 3 February 1966 in Kuznetsk, Penza Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Babusya (2003), Azazel (2002) and Na dne (2014).
- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Timur Kerimov (better known as Timur Rodrigez, October 14, 1979, Penza) - russian showman, singer, TV and radio host, actor. The participant of KVN TV projects, "Comedy Club", "One to One!", "Ice Age" and others. Born in Penza, in the family of the puppet theater actor, azerbaijani Mikhail oglu Karimov, and jewish Zlata Levina, translator, teacher of German and English. He graduated from Penza secondary school number 67. In 2001 he graduated from Penza State Pedagogical University named after Belinsky, Faculty of Foreign Languages, French-English department with a degree in French and English teacher.- Vadim Dubrovin was born on 31 December 1989 in Penza, Penzenskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Zhuki (2019), Melnik (2018) and Tri druga, klad i matros Koshka.
- Valeriy Novikov was born on 21 October 1958 in Penza, Penza oblast, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Frantsuzskiy shpion (2013), Gid i bolshiye soblazny and Zakonnik.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
Viktor Savostin was born on 17 March 1903 in village Kurakino, Serdobsk uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire [now Serdobsky District, Penza Oblast, Russia]. Viktor was a production designer and art director, known for Inzhener Goff (1935), A Big Family (1954) and Maksim Perepelitsa (1956). Viktor died on 1 September 1976.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Writer
Vlad Yakovlev was born on 9 January 1974 in Penza, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is a writer, known for Platina (2007), Living (2012) and The Hangover (2015).- Production Designer
- Art Department
- Art Director
Vladimir Aronin was born on 14 June 1941 in Kuznetsk, Penza Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Barber of Siberia (1998), Daddy (2004) and Statskiy sovetnik (2005). He died on 30 July 2012 in Moscow, Russia.- Vladimir Golikov was born on 20 June 1954 in Penza, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union [now Russia].
- Vladimir Kolokoltsev was born on 11 May 1961 in Penza Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. He is an actor, known for Na uglu, u Patriarshikh... (1995), Vremya (1968) and Pozner (2008).
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Vladimir Sushchinskiy was born on 5 September 1912 in Saransk, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire [now Republic of Mordovia, Russia]. He was a cinematographer, known for Ukraine in Flames (1943), Den voyny (1942) and Pobeda za Visloy (1945). He died on 22 February 1945.- Vladimir Zazubrin was born on 6 June 1895 in Penza, Russian Empire [now Russia]. Vladimir was a writer, known for Izbushka na Bajkale (1926), Krasnyi gas (1924) and The Chekist (1992). Vladimir died on 28 September 1937 in Moscow, Soviet Union [now Russia].