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Georgy Tovstonogov (28.09.1915 years [Tbilisi] - 23/05/1989, the [Moscow])

George Tovstonogov, they say, is not directed the theater, he lived them. He feared. He loved. Under his command in the BDT was collected the best drama troupe of the country, for which he was a dictator. And at the same time, everything - in the eyes and behind her - called it a diminutive, affectionately Gogoy.
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. Georgy Tovstonogov born 15 (28) in September 1915 in Tbilisi, died in 1989.

. In 1938 he graduated from the directing department GITIS.

. In 1938-46 director of the Tbilisi Russian Theater
. Griboedov in 1946-49 worked in the Moscow Central Children's Theater, in 1950-56 the principal director of the Leningrad Theater. Lenin Komsomol in 1956 - the Bolshoi Drama Theater. Gorky.

One aspect of the directing talent BDT - striving for monumental generalized forms. This was manifested in the performances 'Dear immortality' (1951, based on the book S. Fucik 'word before execution'), 'death squadrons' Korneychuck (1952) and in the most significant work - 'optimistic tragedy' Vishnevsky (1955), awarded the Lenin Prize (1958).

. Among the best performances of BDT in the Bolshoi Drama Theater: 'The Idiot' by Dostoevsky (1957, . 1966), . 'Barbarians' (1959) and 'Philistines' (1966) Gorky, . 'Virgin Soil Upturned "Sholokhov (1964), . 'Three Sisters' Chekhov (1965), . 'Turbulent age' Rakhmanov (1970), . 'Hanuma' Tsagareli (1973).,

. Tovstonogov trained team of like-minded actors, contributed to the successful debut of a number of playwrights (A
. M. Volodin, IN. S. Rozov and others).

Author of books on the theory and practice of creative director - 'On the profession producer' (1965) and 'Circle of thoughts' (1972).

In 1939-46 he taught at the Georgian Theater Institute. SH. Rustaveli, from 1962 he headed the department directing the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography (Professor since 1960).

Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 7 - 8-th convocation. USSR State Prize (1950, 1952, 1968). He was awarded two Orders of Lenin, Order of Red Banner of Labor and medals.

May 23, 1989 at the Bolshoi Drama went to view a new play. Appointed a day premiere, George Tovstonogov said goodbye to the actors, sat behind the wheel of his car and went home. The car stopped in the area of Suvorov and no longer moved from place. On this day BDT saw his chief director for the last time.