Theodore Komisarjevsky

Theodore Komisarjevsky
Theodore Komisarjevsky
Фёдор Комиссаржевский
	Komisarjevsky, c. 1930
Born	Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky; 23 May 1882; Venice, Kingdom of Italy
Died	17 April 1954 (aged 71); Darien, Connecticut, US
Education	Saint Petersburg University,; Imperial Institute of Architecture
Occupations	Theatrical director; designer;
Known for	productions of plays by Chekhov and Shakespeare
Spouses	; Elfriede de Jarosy (divorced) Peggy Ashcroft (m. 1934; div. 1936) Ernestine Stodelle;
Children	2 sons, 1 daughter
Parents	Fyodor Komissarzhevsky (father); Lithuanian Princess Marie Kursevich (mother);

Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Комиссаржевский; 23 May 1882 – 17 April 1954), or Theodore Komisarjevsky, was a Russian, later British, theatrical director and designer. He began his career in Moscow, but had his greatest influence in London. He was noted for groundbreaking productions of plays by Chekhov and Shakespeare.