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Georges Pitoëff (Russian: Георгий Питоев; 4 September 1884 – 17 September 1939) was a Russian émigré with an Armenian background who became one of the leading actors and directors in France.
Georges Pitoëff was a Russian-born director and producer, noted for his popularization in France of the works of contemporary foreign playwrights, especially Luigi Pirandello, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, Arthur Schnitzler, and Eugene O’Neill.
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Georges Pitoëff, né le 4 septembre 1884 à Tiflis (actuelle Tbilissi) et mort le 17 septembre 1939 à Genève , est un acteur et metteur en scène de théâtre français d'origine arménienne. Il est également traducteur et décorateur .
Russian-French actor, director, designer; and Russian-French actress. Georges Pitoëff's early efforts were influenced by Meyerhold, Tairov, and Komissarzhevskaya, whose troupe he joined in 1908. Later he and ...
Georges Pitoëff. Actor: Le grand jeu. Pitoeff only appeared in two films but had a major impact on theater in France during his prime years (1934-1939) during which his Theater of the Champs Elysees put on over 200 productions.
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- September 4, 1884
- Georges Pitoëff
- September 17, 1939
Georges Pitoëff (zhôrzh pē´tōĕf), 1884–1939, Russian actor-manager. Although he had both engineering and law degrees, Pitoeff was drawn to the theater.
Georges Pitoëff, who was born in Georgia but moved to France in the 1920s and formed the Pitoëff Company with his wife Ludmilla, was one of the most important directors for Pirandello’s success in France. Pitoëff considered directing an autonomous art, in which the director is an “absolute autocrat.”
