Mikhail Nikolayevich Kedrov (; 2 January 1894 – 22 March 1972), was a Soviet stage director, actor and pedagogue who managed the

Moscow Art Theatre The Moscow Art Theatre (or MAT; russian: Московский Художественный академический театр (МХАТ), ''Moskovskiy Hudojestvenny Akademicheskiy Teatr'' (МHАТ)) was a theatre company in Moscow. It was f ...

between 1946 and 1955. He is considered one of

Konstantin Stanislavski Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski ( Alekseyev; russian: Константин Сергеевич Станиславский, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin sʲɪrˈgʲejɪvʲɪtɕ stənʲɪˈslafskʲɪj; 7 August 1938) was a seminal Russian Soviet Fe ...

's most brilliant disciples. The son of an Orthodox priest from Moscow, Kedrov studied for six years in a divinity school. His wife

Maria Titova Maria Pavlovna Titova (russian: Мария Павловна Титова; born 19 August 1997) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2013 Grand Prix Final all-around silver medalist Career Junior Titova began to do gym ...

(1899–1994) joined Stanislavski's company in 1924. Kedrov was awarded the title of

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1948) and was the winner of four Stalin Prizes first degree (1946, 1949, 1950, 1952). He headed the Stanislavski school in Moscow and taught Yuri Lyubimov, among many other notable actors. He died in Moscow and was buried at Vagankovo Cemetery.

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* 1894 births 1972 deaths 20th-century Russian male actors Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Academic staff of Moscow Art Theatre School Male actors from Moscow Theatre directors from Moscow Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian drama teachers Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Russian opera directors Russian theatre directors {{Russia-bio-stub Soviet drama teachers Soviet male film actors Soviet male stage actors Soviet opera directors Soviet theatre directors Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery