Russian-american actor, director and producer.
Born April 20th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1960 at 63 years old in Solothurn (leukemia). [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon