As per our current Database, Sergey Gerasimov has been died on 26 November, 1985 at Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
When Sergey Gerasimov die, Sergey Gerasimov was 79 years old.
| Popular As | Sergey Gerasimov |
| Occupation | Director |
| Age | 79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 21, 1906 (Kundravy, Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia]) |
| Birthday | May 21 |
| Town/City | Kundravy, Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia] |
| Nationality | Russia] |
Sergey Gerasimov’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Sergey Gerasimov 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.
Sergei Gerasimov was born in the village of Kundravy in Urals area of the Russian Empire, in 1906. He studied at the Leningrad College of Arts and graduated from the Actors Department of the Leningrad Institute for Stage Arts in 1928.
He started his film career in 1924 as an actor, continued as an assistant director and joined the "FEKS" film group, under the leadership of Grigoriy Kozintsev, Leonid Trauberg, and Sergei Yutkevich. He taught acting class at Lenfilm Studios, and employed his students in his film Seven Brave Men (1936), which became a success.
His student Tamara Makarova became his wife and partner in film-works.Sergei Gerasimov directed the 1945 Victory Parade on the Red Square in Moscow. His apprentice, Nikolai Rozantsev, became a reputable Russian director.
His students Sergey Bondarchuk, Inna Makarova, Sergei Gurzo, Lyudmila Shagalova, Nonna Mordyukova, Vyacheslav Tikhonov became instant celebrities after the success of his film The Young Guard (1948). His most acclaimed work was the epic film Quiet Flows the Don (1957), based on the eponymous book by Mikhail Sholokhov.
A crowning finale to his career was the biographical film Leo Tolstoy, in which Gerasimov starred as the famous Russian writer. The oldest film school in the world, VGIK, is named after Sergei Gerasimov.
