Guram Sagaradze (actor) explained

Guram Sagaradze (also transliterated as Sagharadze; 12 January 1929 – 17 January 2013) was a Georgian actor whose career spanned more than 60 years and was principally associated with the Rustaveli Theatre.

Biography

Sagaradze was born into the family of the theatre actor Giorgi Sagaradze in Tbilisi in 1929. In 1951, he graduated from the Tbilisi State Theatrical Institute and joined the Rustaveli Theatre troupe, with which he made much of his fame and popularity, including for his memorable performance as Prince Kazbeki in Robert Sturua's production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht. He also made over a dozen appearances in the Georgian cinema. He was honored as the People's Artist of Georgia (1973) and decorated with the Shota Rustaveli State Prize (1976), the USSR State Prize (1979), the Order of Honour of Georgia (1998), and the State Prize of Georgia (1999).[1] [2] [3]

Sagaradze died at age 84 in Tbilisi in 2013. He was buried at the Didube Pantheon.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: გურამ საღარაძე (Guram Sagaradze). Georgian. Encyclopedia of Georgian Theatre. 18 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043554/http://geotheatre.ge/ge/person.php?ID=235. 4 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Guram Sagaradze. Georgian National Filmography. 18 January 2013.
  3. Web site: გურამ საღარაძე (Guram Sagaradze). Georgian. The Rustaveli Theatre. 18 January 2013.
  4. News: Guram Sagharadze be buried at Didube Pantheon on January 22. 18 January 2013. Georgian Public Broadcasting. 18 January 2013.