March 21 or April 3, 1900 (other sources indicate 1893, 1894, or 1898)[1][2][3]
Podolsk, Moscow Oblast, Russian Empire
Died
April 3, 1993
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Actress, dramatist, acting teacher
Years active
1922-1962
Spouse(s)
Paul A. Sokolov (1916-1922) (divorced) Gregory Ratoff (1923-1949) (divorced)[4]
Eugenie Leontovich (born Evgenia Konstantinovna Leontovich; Russian: Евге́ния Константи́новна Леонто́вич, tr. Evgéniya Konstantínovna Leontóvich; March 21 or April 3, ca. 1900 [a][3][5][6][7][8][9] – April 3, 1993) was a Russian-American actress with a distinguished career in theatre, film and television, as well as a dramatist and acting teacher.
In an obituary, she was described as "[o]ne of the most colourful figures of the 20th-century theatre, a successful actress, producer, playwright and teacher."[10] She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers.[4]
^1922 travel manifest giving Leontovich's age as 29, which would indicate an 1893 year of birth, interactive.ancestrylibrary.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
^This source gives 1894 as her year of birth, but also gives April 2, 1993 as her date of death, encyclopedia.com; accessed January 7, 2019.
^ abThis source gives 1898 as Leontovich's year of birth, ancestry.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
^ abCollins, Glenn (April 3, 1993). "Eugenie Leontovich, 93, Actress, Playwright and Teacher, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
^"Eugenie Leontovich, 93; actress, writer, director", Chicago Tribune, April 4, 1993, pg. 6.
^"Eugenie Leontovich, 93, Actress, Playwright and Teacher, Is Dead". Glenn Collins, The New York Times, pg. 11, April 3, 1993; accessed October 20, 2015.
^According to her Petition for Naturalization as a United States citizen, effective September 5, 1929, she was born April 3, 1900 at Kamenes, Podolsk, although the discrepancy may be between the O.S. (Julian) and N.S. (Gregorian) calendars.(subscription required)
^Petition for Naturalization, ancestry.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
^Profile, interactive.ancestrylibrary.com; accessed October 20, 2015.(subscription required)
^Harris, Dale. "Exile on Broadway; Obituary: Eugenie Leontovich", The Guardian, p. 13 (London). April 14, 1993
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