Marianna Tavrog
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Occupationfilm director
Yearsactive1960-2006
Marianna Yelizarovna Tavrog Таврог, Марианна Елизаровна | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1921 |
| Died | June 11, 2006 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | film director |
| Years active | 1960-2006 |
Marianna Yelizarovna Tavrog (Russian: Таврог, Марианна Елизаровна) (1921-2006) was a Soviet Russian documentary film director, Honored Artist of Russian Federation.
Born into a Jewish family on January 16, 1921, in the city of Taganrog, studied in Taganrog. Entered the Teachers' College in Moscow, and after the start of World War II had to evacuate to Alma-Ata and entered the VGIK, which was evacuated to Alma-Ata in 1941. Among her teachers were Leonid Trauberg and Grigory Kozintsev. After VGIK returned from evacuation to Moscow, Tavrog attended classes by Lev Kuleshov and Aleksandra Khokhlova.
