All About Eve
1951
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Gregory Ratoff. Gregory Ratoff (born Grigory Vasilyevich Ratner; Russian: Григорий Васильевич Ратнер, tr. Grigoriy Vasil’evich Ratner; April 20, c. 1893 – December 14, 1960) [1] was a Russian-American film director, actor and producer. As an actor, he was best known for his role as producer "Max Fabian" in All About ...
Gregory Ratoff. Actor: All About Eve. Producer, director and actor Gregory Ratoff was born in Samara, Russia on April 20, 1897, and studied at the University of St. Petersburg. His pursuit of a law career was interrupted by service in the Czar's army, and he fought in World War I.
Gregory Ratoff. Actor: All About Eve. Producer, director and actor Gregory Ratoff was born in Samara, Russia on April 20, 1897, and studied at the University of St. Petersburg. His pursuit of a law career was interrupted by service in the Czar's army, and he fought in World War I. He later changed his focus and went on to make a name for himself with the Moscow Art Theatre. Fleeing...
Gregory Ratoff (born April 20, 1897, St. Petersburg, Russia—died December 14, 1960, Solothurn, Switzerland) was a Russian-born actor and director who appeared in a number of supporting roles before embarking on a directing career that featured a diverse range of films. Ratoff trained in the Russian theatre before serving with the tsar’s ...
I Was an Adventuress is a 1940 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, and Peter Lorre. [1] An actress/ballerina works as decoy for two international con artists. [2]
Black Magic is a 1949 American adventure drama romance film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas 's novel Joseph Balsamo. It was directed by Gregory Ratoff. Set in the 18th century, the film stars Orson Welles in the lead role as Joseph Balsamo, a hypnotist, magician, and charlatan who also goes by the alias of Count Cagliostro, and Nancy Guild as ...
Carnival in Costa Rica: Directed by Gregory Ratoff. With Dick Haymes, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Celeste Holm. Two pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
Czarist emigre who worked on Broadway before being typecast as a heavily accented foreigner in Hollywood films from the early 1930s. His best-remembered performance is as the harassed theater producer Max Fabian in "All About Eve" (1950). Ratoff made his directorial debut in 1936 and turned out...
GREGORY RATOFF, ACTOR, DIRECTOR; Film and Stage Performer Dies in Switzerland at 63 uWas Born in Russia
Gregory Ratoff was a Russian-born American film director, actor and producer. His most famous role as an actor was as producer Max Fabian who feuds with star Margo Channing in All About Eve. Ratoff was born in Samara, Russia. The Russian Jewish actor first came to the United States in 1922. He married the Russian actress Eugenie Leontovich in 1923.
