Vladimir Soshalsky

Vladimir Soshalsky
Born	Vladimir Borisovich Soshalsky (1929-06-14)14 June 1929 Leningrad, USSR
Died	10 October 2007(2007-10-10) (aged 78) Moscow, Russia
Occupation	actor
Years active	1948–2007
Awards

Vladimir Borisovich Soshalsky (Russian: Владимир Борисович Сошальский; 14 June 1929 in Leningrad, USSR — 10 October 2007 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1988). Real name — Feodosyev.^[1]

Born on 14 June 1929 in Leningrad in a family of actors Varvara Rozalion-Soshalskaya and Boris Feodosyev.^[1] He made his debut on the stage of the young Soshalsky accident: sparkle behind the scenes of the theater, went to the scene right at the time the play by Ibsen's Ghosts.^[2] Vladimir felt the magic of the scene and decided to become an actor. Even before graduating from high school he entered the studio of the Bryantsev Youth Theatre. It was at the Youth Theatre Vladimir Soshalsky played his first starring role Romeo.

Soon the fame reached the Russian Army Theatre. Enrolling to the service in 1951, Vladimir has not parted with the theater until his death.

The film debuted in 1949 in the film Academician Ivan Pavlov.^[3]

The actor has been married five times. His wives were actresses Olga Aroseva, Alina Pokrovskaya, Nonna Mordyukova, Nelly Podgornaya, Nina Olkhina.^[1]

Since the end of August 2007 the actor was in a hospice – he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and relatives could not provide adequate care for the sick.

Vladimir Borisovich Soshalsky died on 10 October 2007.^[4] He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, next to his mother (section No.3).

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