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Sergey Obraztsov

Soviet and Russian puppeteer (1901-1992) · Russia · On the map · Directors · Died at 90

Sergey Vladimirovich Obraztsov was a Soviet and Russian puppeteer who is credited by the Encyclopædia Britannica with "establishing puppetry as an art form in the Soviet Union." Puppet theaters in many countries owe their establishment to Obraztsov's influence.

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A life in dates

1992Died8 May 19921985BuratinoFilm, Director1984At the Pike's BehestFilm, Director1983The Mysterious HippopotamusFilm, Director198150 Years of Sergei Obraztsov's Puppet TheaterFilm1977Mr. TwisterFilm, Narrator1976Don JuanFilm, Director1975Our ChukokkalaFilm, Director, Writer1974Aladdin and His Magic LampFilm, Director1973Folly BearsFilm, Director1972An Unusual ConcertFilm, Director, Writer1970Soldier and WitchFilm, Producer1967Stanislavsky State Prize of the RSFSRAward1958Tale of the PenguinsFilm, Narrator (voice)1956The Celestial CreatureFilm, Director, Writer1940Concert on the ScreenFilm1901Born22 June 1901

People around Sergey

Close ties

Filmography 23

37 credits on file

Television 1

Awards

Stanislavsky State Prize of the RSFSR1967
Stalin Prize
Order of Lenin
Hero of Socialist Labour
People's Artist of the USSR
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Lenin Prize
Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Order of the Smile

About this person

His collection of exotic puppets was the largest in Russia and one of the largest in the world.

Country
Russia
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1992 · aged 90