Alexander Rou
| Alexander Rou (Rowe) | |
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| Born |
Alexander Arturovich Rou 24 February 1906 Sergiyev Posad, Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 December 1973 (aged 67) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1934–1973 |
Alexander Arturovich Rou (also, Rowe, from his Irish father's name) (Russian: Александр Артурович Роу, 24 February [O.S. 11 February] 1906 – 28 December 1973) was a Soviet film director, and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1968). He worked primarily in the fairy-tale genre.
He was born to an Irish father (Arthur Rowe), hence his unusual (for Russia) family name, and a Greek mother.
Starting in 1930, he worked at Mezhrabpomfilm as an assistant director to Yakov Protazanov on the films Marionettes (1934) and Without Dowry (1937), as well as with other directors.
From 1937, he worked at the "Soyuzdetfilm" studio, later known as the Gorky Film Studio.
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