Alexander Arkatov papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 6142

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Manuscripts (stories and plays) by Alexander Arkatov, written by Arkatov in Los Angeles, and information about his film career in Russia.

Dates

Creation: circa 1920s-1940s

Creator

Arkatov, Alexander (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Music Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Music Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Conditions Governing Use

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Biographical / Historical

Alexander Arkatov was a teacher of theater at the Imperial School of the Theatre and an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Moscow, where he lectured on the history of drama. He was a member of the Moscow Art Theatre, studied under Stanislavsky, and later worked at the Moscow Camerny Theatre under Director Tairov. By 1919, he was the associate director of productions at the Theatre of the Revolution, and was appointed Dean and Professor of the Academy at the State Motion Picture Academy of the USSR. He is credited as the director of 5 films and the writer of three, all dating from 1911-1918.