Fédote Bourgasoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fédote Bourgasoff

Russian cinematographer

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1890

Place of Birth: Lokhvytsia, Chernigov Viceroyalty, Ukraine

Date of Death: 12-May-1945

Profession: cinematographer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Fédote Bourgasoff (1890–1945) was a Russian-born French cinematographer.
He shot the 1927 historical film The Loves of Casanova.
He was born Fiodor Burgasow in Lokhvitsa, Poltava then in the Russian Empire and now in Ukraine.
After establishing himself in Russian cinema, Bourgasoff fled to France following the Russian Revolution.
He worked frequently on films there until his death, often on projects involving many other Russian exiles.