Babochkin Boris Andreyevich (05 (18) .01.1904), Russian, Soviet actor and director, People's Artist of USSR (1963).
Member of the CPSU from 1948. He studied at the Moscow studio "Young Masters".
In 1921 he worked in the theater (since 1935 as a director) in 1927 was withdrawn in the movies. In 1931-35 actor Leningrad Academic Drama Theater. Pushkin, in 1937-40 headed the Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Gorky.
Then he worked in Moscow in the Theatre. Vakhtangov (from 1940), in the Studio Theatre actor, in 1948-51 and since 1955 the Maly Theatre, in 1952-53 the chief director of the Moscow Theatre. Pushkin.
Actor D: Chatsky ("Woe from Wit Griboyedov) Pretender (Boris Godunov, Pushkin), Ognev (" Front "Korneychuk), Clavero (" Shadows "Saltykov-Shchedrin), etc.
The biggest directorial work – production of the play Gorky "Summer Folk", implemented in 1939 at the Bolshoi Drama Theatre (acting as a pilgrim), in 1964 at the Maly Theatre (playing the role of Suslov), in 1967 the play was made into a movie. Also staged at the Maly Theatre performances "Ivanov Chekhov (1960, played Chap. Role)," True – good, but happiness is better Ostrovsky (1966, played the role Groznova), etc.
Brought world famous actor to create an image Chapaeva in the same movie (1934). Merger of epic scope and depth in the character of the notion of individual folk hero, born of revolution, was the contribution of a butterfly in the gallery of typical images of socialist realism.
Creativity distinguishes the butterfly diversity of colors, it close journalistic drama (Aadama role in the "Poacher" Ranneta), folk tragedy, shows subtle, lyrical mood.
Since 1944 teaching in VGIK (since 1966 Professor). USSR State Prize (1941, 1951). He was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the Order of Labor Red Banner and medals.