Georges Pitoëff
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Georges Pitoëff
Pitoëff, Georges (1884-1939). Actor and theatre director who grew up and trained in Russia before moving to Geneva and thence to Paris, where he worked from 1919. In partnership with his wife Ludmilla, a gifted actress, he earned renown through his international repertoire and simple but striking set-design. He was a co-founder of the Cartel.
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Pitoëff, Georges (zhôrzh pē'tōĕf), 1884-1939, Russian actor-manager. Although he had both engineering and law degrees, Pitoeff was drawn to the theater. He directed his own amateur company in St. Petersburg, and after World War I he emigrated to Paris, where he and his wife, the actress Ludmilla, greatly influenced French theater through their subtle and inventive productions of more than 200 plays. In addition to presenting an international repertoire including Shakespeare, Chekhov, Shaw and Pirandello, the Pitoëffs introduced the works of French innovators such as Cocteau and Anouilh.
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