Our article is dedicated to the People's Artist of the USSR Vladimir Koenigson. This unique person lived a long and rich creative life and left a bright mark in the culture of the country. His biography, personal life and work in the theater and cinema will be discussed later.
Short biography of Vladimir Vladimirovich Kenigson
Kenigson V.V. was born in 1907, on October 25, in Simferopol. His father was Vladimir Petrovich Kenigson, a nobleman, a sworn attorney, a Swede by birth, and the mother of the future artist was a woman from the people, a cook who was not even literate.
Father died early, and little Volodya Kenigson lived alone with his mother. She worked in the Cheka as a cleaner. A small family of two lived in the attic above the apartment of the chairman of the Cheka - Papanin. They lived very poorly.
Mother was able to arrange Volodya in a Simferopol gymnasium, where he could only unlearn 4 years. Despite the incomplete education and upbringing in a poor family, Koenigson possessed an innate aristocracy and noble appearance, which he inherited from his father.
These qualities, coupled with outstanding acting abilities allowed Koenigson to enter the Simferopol Theater in 1925. There he first studied in a training studio, and then took part in performances. Later, Vladimir Koenigson had to live and play in theaters of other cities. For some time, the actor successfully worked in Dnepropetrovsk.
In the war, the artist, along with the evacuated theater from Dnepropetrovsk, ended up in Barnaul. In that city, fate gave him a meeting with the famous Tairov. The director, along with the artists of the Moscow Chamber Theater, also lived at that time in Barnaul, in evacuation.
Vladimir Kenigson invited Tairov to attend performances with his participation. Later, the actors of the Chamber Theater, who were present at those events, recalled that Koenigson played on the stage so professionally and convincingly that this made the director want to bring him into his troupe and take him to Moscow with him.
In Chamber, the actor served until 1949 (until the theater closed). After which he entered the Academic Maly Theater. At this time, he begins to act in films.
Theatrical work of the actor
From his first steps on the famous stage of the Maly Theater, Vladimir Koenigson becomes the leading actor. He plays a lot in the classical repertoire. Colleagues loved him and spoke of him as a great partner and inimitable artist.
The most famous theatrical roles of actor Vladimir Kenigson:
- Krechinsky ("Krechinsky's Wedding").
- Kuchumov ("Crazy Money).
- Judas ("Lord of the Chub").
- Stein (Vanity Fair).
- Peter ("The Power of Darkness").
- Hoarse ("Optimistic tragedy").
- Pasqualino ("Christmas at Signor Cupiello's House").
- Chicherin ("Confession") and others.
In 1956, Koenigson tried himself in the role of theatrical director and staged a play based on the play of Savageon - "Night commotion."
Movie work
The talent of Vladimir Koenigson was embodied in a series of cinematic works that brought the actor recognition and love from a wide audience. The most vivid film works of Koenigson:
- The fall of Berlin.
- "Emergency commission."
- "Two tickets for a night session."
- "Right of first signature."
- "Explosion after midnight."
- Major Whirlwind.
- "Seventeen Moments of Spring".
- "The Escape of Mr. McKinley."
- "The last victim."
- "Means of Makropoulos."
- "Shore".
- "The head of the Gorgon."
- "Investigators are Experts."
Dubbing actor
Vladimir Kenigson worked a lot on dubbing foreign films and Soviet animated films. His voice is spoken by Louis de Funes, Jean Gabin, Toto and other stars of world cinema. Koenigson was called the dub ace.
Personal life
Vladimir Kenigson met his future wife back in the pre-war years, in Dnepropetrovsk. They played together in a local theater. The girl's name was Nina Chernyshevskaya. She, like Kenigson, did not have a special acting education, but thanks to her talent, she was able to become a theater star in Dnepropetrovsk.
When Vladimir Kenigson fell in love with Nina, she was married. After her divorce, a couple in love registered their relationship. The marriage between Koenigson and Chernyshevskaya was concluded in 1938.
In 1939, a daughter was born to the couple, who was named Natalya. Subsequently, she became a successful actress, served in the Maly Theater, then in the Taganka Theater. Natalya Vladimirovna Kenigson - the daughter of Vladimir Kenigson - was married to the famous actor Alexei Eibozhenko.
Leaving life
After the death of the actor in 1986, his relatives said that he never complained about his health, was very patient. Once he had a heart attack on his feet, which became clear only a few days after the removal of the electrocardiogram. With a sore heart, the actor continued to work in the theater and act in films.
Vladimir Kenigson died in Moscow in a hospital. Shortly before his death, the attending physician decided to check the memory of his famous patient and asked Koenigson to give his name. The actor could not answer, but said: "Like Mayakovsky ...". November 17 he was gone.
They buried Vladimir Kenigson at the Vagankovsky cemetery. Next to him lies his son-in-law - Alexey Eibozhenko, who left this world at a young age, in 1980.