Georgy Millyar
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Georgy Frantsevich Millyar, sometimes spelled Milliar (November 7, 1903, Moscow
– June 4, 1993, Moscow), was a Soviet/Russia
n actor, best known for playing evil spirits in Soviet fairy tale films.
Georgy Millyar was born into a wealthy family of Franz de Milieu, a French
bridge builder working in Russia, and Elizaveta Zhuravlyova, a daughter of an Irkutsk
goldminer. Millyar’s father died when he was almost three. Before the outbreak of the World War I
, he and his widowed mother had moved from Moscow to Gelendzhik
. After the October Revolution
, Millyar’s family was left without relatives and means of living, their apartment in Moscow and a house in Gelendzhik were soon nationalized by the Bolsheviks. Millyar’s mother was prudent enough to remove the "de" particle from her and her son’s last name to conceal their French origin and then change it to Milllyar. Even though Georgy Millyar was able to speak fluent French and German
, he never mentioned this fact in any official documents.
After the October Revolution, Georgy Millyar worked as a props man at a Gelendzhik theater. He always dreamed of becoming a professional actor and memorized all the roles played at his theater. In 1920, Millyar made his first incidental appearance on stage when one of the actors fell suddenly ill. His debut was a success, and from then on he was asked to substitute on a regular basis. In 1924, Georgy Millyar, already a well-known provincial actor, entered an Acting School for Juniors at Moscow Theater of the Revolution (today’s Mayakovsky Theater
). Subsequently, he played different roles in numerous stage plays.
A famous Soviet film director Aleksandr Rou
played an important part in Georgy Millyar’s acting career. He invited Millyar to star in a film adaptation of a Russian fairy tale called Po shchuchyemu veleniyu (1941). From that moment on, their cinematographic partnership and friendship lasted for over 30 years. Throughout his career, Georgy Millyar played thirty major roles, took part in the dubbing
of seventy movies, and voiced over a hundred cartoon
s.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
– June 4, 1993, Moscow), was a Soviet/Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actor, best known for playing evil spirits in Soviet fairy tale films.
Georgy Millyar was born into a wealthy family of Franz de Milieu, a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
bridge builder working in Russia, and Elizaveta Zhuravlyova, a daughter of an Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
goldminer. Millyar’s father died when he was almost three. Before the outbreak of the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he and his widowed mother had moved from Moscow to Gelendzhik
Gelendzhik
Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk and Tuapse . Greater Gelendzhik sprawls for along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 ha...
. After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, Millyar’s family was left without relatives and means of living, their apartment in Moscow and a house in Gelendzhik were soon nationalized by the Bolsheviks. Millyar’s mother was prudent enough to remove the "de" particle from her and her son’s last name to conceal their French origin and then change it to Milllyar. Even though Georgy Millyar was able to speak fluent French and German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, he never mentioned this fact in any official documents.
After the October Revolution, Georgy Millyar worked as a props man at a Gelendzhik theater. He always dreamed of becoming a professional actor and memorized all the roles played at his theater. In 1920, Millyar made his first incidental appearance on stage when one of the actors fell suddenly ill. His debut was a success, and from then on he was asked to substitute on a regular basis. In 1924, Georgy Millyar, already a well-known provincial actor, entered an Acting School for Juniors at Moscow Theater of the Revolution (today’s Mayakovsky Theater
Mayakovsky Theater
Mayakovsky Theater is a theater in Moscow, Russia, founded in 1920, first as Terevsat , then Revolution Theater and Drama Theater...
). Subsequently, he played different roles in numerous stage plays.
A famous Soviet film director Aleksandr Rou
Aleksandr Rou
Alexander Arturovich Rou was a Soviet film director, People's Artist of RSFSR . He worked primarily in fairy-tale genre....
played an important part in Georgy Millyar’s acting career. He invited Millyar to star in a film adaptation of a Russian fairy tale called Po shchuchyemu veleniyu (1941). From that moment on, their cinematographic partnership and friendship lasted for over 30 years. Throughout his career, Georgy Millyar played thirty major roles, took part in the dubbing
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
of seventy movies, and voiced over a hundred cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
s.