Actor Fadeyev Alexander: biography, personal life, filmography

His parents were talented and famous. It is a pity that their son was not able to take full advantage of what fate has bestowed on him.

The Big Man

The hero of our essay Fadeyev Alexander was the adopted son of the writer Alexander Fadeev. The one who wrote the sensational books in his time. This is the "Young Guard", then "Defeat" and, finally, "The Last of Udege". They have grown more than one generation of our fellow citizens.

In the era of Stalinism Fadeev the elder was the head of the Writers' Union of the country, one of the leaders of the Committee for the Protection of Peace. Add the title of deputy, numerous orders of Lenin, the Stalin Prize. He himself was the chairman of the committee for their award. Finally, the personal adviser to the leader and his favorite ...

He, a native of a poor family, has achieved everything and even more than any careerist dreams of. Had money, fame and patronage of the powers that be. Add your wife here - an outstanding actress of the Moscow Art Theater, People's Artist of the USSR Angelina Stepanov. She was extremely beautiful, charming, elegant, intelligent. And courageous. Her share was so much difficulty and grief that others would have broken down long ago. This is the betrayal of her husband, his alcoholism, and the death of his adored son ...

I shot myself with a gun

The novelist Fadeyev died early, at 54 years old. This happened a few months after they exposed the cult of Stalin. Fadeyev, a senior who was thought to be involved in the repression of fellow writers, left his life voluntarily. When at his dacha in Peredelkino he was left alone (his wife went on tour) and his sons were also absent, he shot himself with a reward pistol. The body was discovered by 11-year-old son Misha.

It was said that if you were near, near your husband, at that moment your spouse, unhappiness would not happen.

Introduction

Stepanova became the second wife of a prose writer close to the top. They almost accidentally met in Paris in 1937. The actress then for the first time went with the theater abroad. And Alexander Alexandrovich traveled from Spain, where he was with a delegation of writers, went to Moscow. But I decided to look into the capital of France.

The wedding was a year later. And the groom knew that Angelina had a seven-year romance with the famous playwright Nikolai Erdman, a family man. And as usual, the whole theater party discussed this all over the place.

Fadeev was also not afraid of the fact that his fiancee, shortly before their wedding, a boy was born, whom she called Sasha. It was in 1936. But the name of the child's father, the actress hid from everyone. And all his long life. She died in 2000 at the age of 95 years.

The prose writer adopted the boy, gave him his name and was very fond of it. This was Alexander Fadeev, the actor, about whom we are speaking. Having matured, he will follow the mother's path. And the younger and common child of parents, Misha, will become a writer.

Twenty years - the family life of the writer and actress lasted so much. Separate them could not any difficulties or adversities. Even hiking spouse to the left and illegitimate daughter Mashenka. Her mother was the famous poet M. Aliger. Angelina Iosifovna and forgave her unfaithful husband. The brothers, Fadeev Alexander and Misha, not only lived amicably among themselves, but also closely communicated with the sister (summary) all the time until she was gone.

Tragedy in the family

A lot of experience and the oldest son - Alexander Fadeev. His biography is full of different things: both good and not very. For example, Sister Maria repeated the fate of her illustrious father. Becoming the wife of a German, the poet Hans Entsensberger, she could not find herself. I committed suicide.

Angelina Iosifovna learned about the sudden death of her husband in Yugoslavia. There went the tour of the theater. When, after one performance, the curtain fell, she was asked to come immediately to the entrance. An official from the USSR embassy was waiting there. He said that she urgently needs to go to Moscow to Alexander Alexandrovich. Then they all got into the car and started to the capital of Hungary. There was no direct flight to Moscow. Only through Budapest with a transfer in Kiev.

Arrived in the city on the Danube early - already at four in the morning. She was again surprised that she was waiting there. Everywhere in the embassy the light was lit, and in general no one slept. What happened, she again did not ask. Not in her rules. The actress, too, did not say anything. Casually only hinted that her husband was ill.

Already in Kiev, in the airport hall, she bought a newspaper. On the front page of Pravda in the mourning frame is a portrait of her husband.

She flew home, not letting go of the newspaper. Making it clear that everything already knows. So it came down from the plane's ramp. To the coffin (and he was standing in the Hall of Columns) arrived when it was already empty: everyone dispersed. She did not want to have any more condolences. And after a couple of days she already went on stage ...

Their eldest son, Fadeyev Alexander, was then at the age of 20. His father loved him very much. And he's a dad too.

Razuliak, a favorite of ladies

It's no wonder what profession Sasha chose. Alexander Fadeev, an actor, graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. After began to work. It was the Soviet Army Theater. And everything would go on fine again, if not for his character. No sooner had the young man, as they say, settled down, as he was pointed to the door. And it was so. At one rehearsal, the actors were asked to stay. There was still something to work out. Everyone took this normally. One Fadeyev Alexander said that, they say, he still has a whole heap of cases and he must leave. He took it and left the hall, not paying attention to the fact that the theater's artistic director was present. And colleagues - beginners, like him, and already with the title of well-deserved, popular.

Fabulously handsome face and camp, he was more famous for being a cheerful, sociable, disorderly guy. His, the unlucky, kind and often podshofe, women loved. Pampered, pleased. So in life was Alexander Fadeev. The photos that are in this article will confirm the features of his character.

A few years later Oleg Efremov (he was then the director of the Moscow Art Theater) remembered about him. And he invited me to join the troupe. It was said that not for talents, of course, but because of the mother - the prima of this theater. That she, the actress influential and domineering, did not interfere with him. But the young actor understood this and began to oppose the main thing. And when the theater split into two halves, he left for T. Doronina. I worked there until 1993. This is the last year of his life.

Performances and films

Probably, it can not be said that as an artist he was very well known and popular. Then, in the theater sky, other stars were brighter.

But acted in film and Alexander Fadeev. Films with his participation for sure many watched. This, for example, "Front for the Front Line" and "Tchaikovsky", "The Lonely Dormitory Is Provided", also "Accident is the Ment's Daughter". Roles were often episodic. He became famous for something completely different. His love stories with famous film actresses.

Not everyone knows that Alexander Fadeyev (actor) is Gurchenko's husband. And in fact, he was married to this popular movie screen star. And was her second husband. But their life did not work out. Ludmila Markovna herself said that the two bright temperaments together are like a nuclear bomb. And another thing that prevented family happiness was Sasha's great passion for alcohol.

Vysotsky's rival

In general, not so simple, Alexander Fadeev. His personal life was confused, restless. After the divorce from Gurchenko, he had a fairly long relationship with another no less famous actress. Her name was Larisa Luzhina.

It is interesting that their mutual love broke out on the set of the film "Vertical". And the actress at that time had another fan - himself Vladimir Vysotsky. He dedicated his songs to her. However, the competition with the son of the famous Soviet writer could not stand it.

Luzhin was already a step away from marriage with Alexander. But a miracle saved her from this. Larisa Anatolevna later told me that he drank very much. So, she had to save him more than once, sometimes from death. Alexander tried to shoot himself. She took away her gun from the drunk. He was already completely uncontrollable and extremely impulsive.

Stalin's relative

But this is not all of what is unusual for the son of two talented people - a great writer and prima of the Moscow Art Theater. Alexander became related to Stalin himself!

The last 15 years of his life Fadeev Jr. was married to Nadezhda Vasilyevna Stalin. Years of her life: 1943-1999. She is the granddaughter of the leader of the peoples and the daughter of his son Vasily.

But as people who knew actor Fadeyev say, it was already not that cheerful, dashing handsome man that in his youth. He seriously suffered from alcoholism. I made several attempts at suicide. And he died before he reached the age of 60. He was only 57.

This was Alexander Fadeyev. Biography, personal life - everything was spoiled because of the uncontrollable addiction to alcohol. It is because of this, as many believe, he did not make a career. And for the same reason, all of his wives left the actor and, in general, a non-spiteful, good-natured person.

Mother terribly experienced the death of her son. Adored Shurik meant a lot to her. The younger Mikhail asked his mother not to come to the funeral. He knew her very well and was afraid that she would not survive there. Mother obeyed. I was sitting at home alone, at my table and only smoked one cigarette after another ... And so - many days in a row.

Life goes on

When Alexander's friend published a small obituary about him in the newspaper, Angelina Stepanova did not part with this piece of paper. About his son there were said good, sincere words.

There was no man. Alexander Fadeyev left. Children continue his branch. The daughter of the actor and his wife Nadezhda - Anastasia Aleksandrovna Stalin - was born in 1974. And her successor Galina Vasilyevna Fadeyeva (born in 1992) is now the ex-head of the USSR great-great-granddaughter. Today she is 23 years old. How will its fate?