Vsevolod Meyerhold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vsevolod Meyerhold

Russian theatre director

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1874

Place of Birth: Penza, Penza Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Feb-1940

Profession: actor, politician, playwright, theater director

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (Russian: ???´????? ???´?????? ???????´???, romanized: Vsévolod Èmíl'evic Mejerkhól'd; born German: Karl Kasimir Theodor Meyerhold; 9 February [O.S.
28 January] 1874 – 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer.
His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting made him one of the seminal forces in modern international theatre. During the Great Purge, Meyerhold was arrested, tortured and executed in February 1940.