Aleksandr Vertinsky
Actor · Lyricist · Music
Born Mar 21, 1889
Active 1913–1957 · Awards: Stalin Prize, 2nd degree, Medal "For Diligence" (1801), Stalin Prize
Alexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky was a Russian and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of artistic singing.
Filmography
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg (1953) - The Doge of VeniceThe End of the World (1931)Secrets of the Orient (1928) - VezirThe Precipice (1913) - CadetConspiracy of the Doomed (1950) - Cardinal BirnchThe Anna Cross (1954) - PrinceThe Golden Twist (1917)Push the One Who's Falling (1917) - StavrinBloody Dawn (1957) - Pan SavchenkoYour Fingers Smell Like Incense (1917) - LyricistCalm Me Down (1989) - Lyricist · MusicNevermore (1995) - Music