Shaps, Alexander Leontyevich

A. L. Shaps was born on May 13 (26), 1911 . He began his career at the age of 15 at the Taganrog Theater. In 1930 he graduated from GITIS . He served as an actor in the theaters of Taganrog , Tuapse . Since 1931, the director of the Central Theater of Arts , since 1946 - MADT named after the Moscow City Council . Member of the CPSU (b) since 1941. During the Great Patriotic War, he performed with concert programs at the front. The first performance of the artists under the leadership of A. L. Shaps in front of the Red Army fighters took place on June 22, 1941 in Kishenev, where a group of artists from the Central Television and Radio Theater were on a business trip.

Dear Joseph Vissarionovich!
Having given from the first hour of our holy war more than a thousand concert performances at the forefront, in dugouts and dugouts of many fronts, I had the happiness of an artist brought up by the Soviet government to see with my own eyes how the valiant Red Army turned into a thunderstorm in the fires of battles for our Soviet Motherland Nazi troops.
Following the noble initiative of the Tambov collective farmers, I appeal to the actors of the Soviet country with an appeal to open a current account for the construction of the Soviet Artist squadron. Opening such an account, I deposited 2,000 rubles.
Be healthy for many years, our dear and beloved leader and teacher!
Director of the Central Theater of the Red Army Alexander SHAPS
The newspaper "Izvestia", January 6, 1943

After the war, in addition to working in the theater, he was the director and director of mass cultural events held by decision of the Government of the USSR ("Girls' Day" at the VI World Festival of Youth and Students in 1957 ) and by decision of the Moscow City Council (annual Song Holidays, Kremlin Christmas trees and others )

"You are all events of the Moscow City Council

Permanent director and tomada.

Take the words of heartfelt greetings

And be healthy and happy forever. ”

Sergey Ostrovoy . 1961 year

Since the 50s - a lecturer at the All-Union Society "Knowledge" on Soviet and foreign theater art. The performances staged by A. L. Shaps were put forward three times for the Lenin Prize .

He was married to the actress of the Central Theater of the Red Army Tatyana Vladimirovna Yurkevich. Son - Alexander Alexandrovich Yurkevich.

Since 1963 he lived in Moscow at the address: Gorky street , house 6. A. L. Shaps died on April 11, 1965 . He was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery (plot number 6).

• 1939 - “ Leo Gurych Sinichkin ” by D. T. Lensky (together with V. S. Blagoobrazov )
• 1941 - "Parkhomenko" on Sun. V. Ivanov (together with V.P. Pildon)
• 1947 - “Courage” by G. S. Berezko (together with Yu. A. Zavadsky )
• 1949 - “Dangerous Crossroads” by M. B. Maklyarsky and A. V. Speshnev (together with Yu. A. Zavadsky ) ; The Fatal Inheritance by L. R. Sheinin (together with V.V. Vanin )
• 1950 - “Special Opinion” by A. M. Maryamov and S. S. Klebanov ; “Dawn over Moscow” by A. A. Surov (together with Yu. A. Zavadsky )
• 1953 - “Great Chores” by L. S. Lench
• 1954 - "Who laughs last" K. Nettles
• 1955 - “In a Quiet Alley” by A. I. Movzon
• 1956 - "Second Wind" by A. A. Crohn
• 1957 - The Tangled Knot by L. R. Sheinin and M. B. Maklyarsky
• 1958 - The Dangerous Profession by V. A. Solovyov
• 1959 - “The Battle on the Road” by G. E. Nikolaeva and S. A. Radzinsky (together with Yu. A. Zavadsky )
• 1960 - “The Three Stones of Faith” by N. E. Wirth
• 1961 - " Vasily Terkin " by A. T. Tvardovsky
• 1963 - The Engagement Ring A.V. Sofronova
• 1963 - "Conscience" by D. G. Pavlova (together with Yu. A. Zavadsky )
• 1964 - “On the Wild Shore” by B. N. Polevoy and S. A. Radzinsky

• Honored Artist of the Belarusian SSR (1944)
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (10.26.1962)
• Stalin Prize of the second degree (1951) - for the production of the play "Dawn over Moscow" by A. A. Surov
• Gold watch of NPO USSR (1938)
• Order of the Red Star (04/27/1942)
• medals