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- Boris Gorin-Goryainov was born on November 6, 1883 in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an actor, known for The Czar Wants to Sleep (1934), Khromoy barin (1929) and Defense of Sevastopol (1911). He died on April 15, 1944 in Leningrad, USSR.
- Tall, stocky frame and sonorous baritone voice
- As a native and lifelong resident of St. Petersburg/Leningrad, Gorin-Goryainov considered it his patriotic duty to stay in the city when the German Army began its WWII blockade in September 1941. He helped provide entertainment for Leningrad's soldiers and civilians, often in hospitals or factories. The actor survived the 900-day siege but died less than three months afterwards, his health ruined by the privations he had endured.
- Primarily a stage actor and director. Associated with St. Petersburg's Alexandrinsky Theater from 1911 to 1941. Named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1935.
- Gorin-Goryainov is buried in an honor grave at Volkovo Cemetery in Saint Petersburg, in the "Literatorskie Mostki" section reserved for famous Russians.
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