1909 at the theater

• In St. Petersburg, on the site of the ancient arena of Count Sheremetev, the Foundry Theater began work - now the Theater on Liteiny

Born

• ( December 31, 1908 ( January 13, 1909 ) - Virsaladze Simon Bagratovich , Soviet theater artist.
• January 27 - Nina Alexandrovna Anisimova , Russian Soviet ballet dancer, choreographer, honored artist (1957).
• February 3 - Sergei Nikolaevich Plotnikov , Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR .
• February 13 - Georgy Ivanovich Salnikov , Soviet actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1957).
• March 1 - Arkady Mikhailovich Tsinman , Soviet film and theater actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR .
• April 9 - Boris Vladimirovich Blinov , Soviet film and theater actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1935).
• May 2 - Ivan Aleksandrovich Lyubeznov , Soviet theater and film actor, Stalin Prize laureate , People's Artist of the USSR .
• June 7 - Ivan Kuznetsov , theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965).
• June 13 - Boris Ivanovich Gorshenin , Soviet theater actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1961).
• June 25 - Dimitar Dimov , Bulgarian writer and playwright, author of anti-fascist novels.
• June 27 - Evgenia Melnikova , actress, Honored Artist of the RSFSR .
• June 29 - Kazimira Kimantaite , Lithuanian and Soviet theater and film actress, theater director.
• August 27 - Caesar Samoilovich Solodar , writer, playwright, publicist.
• August 30 - Lydia Sukharevskaya , Soviet theater and film actress, Stalin Prize laureate, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
• September 4 - Valentin Pluchek , Soviet and Russian director, People's Artist of the USSR , who headed the Satire Theater for over 40 years.
• October 8 - Sergey Golovanov , Soviet theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
• October 10 - Bruno Freindlich , Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR .
• October 19 - Valery Petrovich Lekarev , Soviet film and theater actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR .
• October 27 - Daniil Lvovich Sagal , Soviet theater and film actor, People's Artist of the RSFSR.
• November 13 - Vitaly Dmitrievich Doronin , Soviet theater and film actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1954), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1964).

Died

• May 6 in Paris - Fanny (Francesca) Cerrito , Italian ballerina.

•   Wikimedia Commons has media on the theme of 1909 at the theater