As per our current Database, Ivan Lebedeff has been died on 31 March, 1953 at Los Angeles, California, USA.
When Ivan Lebedeff die, Ivan Lebedeff was 59 years old.
| Popular As | Ivan Lebedeff |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 59 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Born | June 18, 1894 (Ushpol, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Uzpaliai, Lithuania]) |
| Birthday | June 18 |
| Town/City | Ushpol, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Uzpaliai, Lithuania] |
| Nationality | Lithuania] |
Ivan Lebedeff’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Ivan Lebedeff was born in the Year of the Horse. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Horse love to roam free. They’re energetic, self-reliant, money-wise, and they enjoy traveling, love and intimacy. They’re great at seducing, sharp-witted, impatient and sometimes seen as a drifter. Compatible with Dog or Tiger.
Lithuanian-born Ivan Lebedeff was educated at the University of St. Petersburg. He was slated for a diplomatic career in the Imperial Lyceum at Tsarskoye Selo - a natural progression, since his aristocratic father was a highly-placed advisor to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
However, the outbreak of World War I changed all that. Ivan enlisted as a volunteer in the Third Regiment of the Imperial Dragoons and was soon decorated and promoted after capturing a German general near Pskov, at the small town of Nevel.
He was wounded in action on more than one occasion, as well as suffering from the effects of mustard gas. Transferred to the Romanian front, he found himself deserted by nearly everyone under his command as the Russian Revolution took hold.
Ivan and other Tsarist supporters made their way to Odessa on the Black Sea, which had been occupied by French and allied forces. Ivan was made impromptu food administrator for the beleaguered city, but was soon captured and imprisoned after the Bolsheviks forced an allied withdrawal.
Being a resourceful chap, he was able to escape, and, briefly, led another White Russian contingent in what was - by now - clearly a futile campaign. Ivan eventually slipped across the Turkish border and found sanctuary in Constantinople.
From there, he went on to Vienna and then Germany, where he found his first acting opportunities. He later proceeded to Paris, where a chance meeting with legendary director D.W. Griffith led to his being cast as Amiel in The Sorrows of Satan (1926).
Ivan arrived in the U.S. in 1925 and became a naturalised citizen within the year. After another good supporting role opposite Gloria Swanson in The Love of Sunya (1927), he had a good spell in dashing secondary leads at RKO between 1929 and 1931.
After that, the stature of his roles began to diminish. He was increasingly typecast as suave continental rogues, gigolos and con-men (if not Russian/Spanish/French counts, princes and army officers - many of them phony), invariably sporting a thin moustache and slicked back hair.
By the mid-1940's, Ivan had slipped into relative obscurity with just a few more bit parts and cameos, before his early death from a heart attack in March 1953.
