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Alexander Rou

Soviet film director (1906–1973)

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Born
March 9, 1906
Died
December 28, 1973
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1906

About Alexander Rou

Alexander Arturovich Rou (Russian: Александр Артурович Роу; 8 March [O.S. 23 February] 1906 – 28 December 1973) was a Soviet film director. He directed a number of children's fantasy films, based mostly on Russian folklore that were highly popular and often imitated in the Soviet Union. Rou received the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1968. Alexander Arturovich Rou (Russian: Александр Артурович Роу; 8 March 1906 – 28 December 1973) was a Soviet film director. Starting in 1930, Alexander worked at Mezhrabpomfilm as an assistant director to Yakov Protazanov on the films Marionettes (1934) and Without a Dowry (1937), as well as with other directors.

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Alexander Rou timeline

  1. Alexander Arturovich Rou (Russian: Александр Артурович Роу; 8 March 1906 – 28 December 1973) was a Soviet film director.
  2. Starting in 1930, Alexander worked at Mezhrabpomfilm as an assistant director to Yakov Protazanov on the films Marionettes (1934) and Without a Dowry (1937), as well as with other directors.
  3. Rou received the title People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1968.

The world when Alexander Rou was born

Alexander Rou was born in 1906. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1906

  • Best-selling bookThe Jungle by Upton Sinclair

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Hitless Wonders" Chicago White Sox upset Cubs in World Series
  • Top headlineSan Francisco earthquake and fire — 3,000+ killed
  • Technology milestoneFirst radio broadcast of voice and music
  • World population~1.66B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population84.6M

1906 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alexander Rou's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19062026
Population84.6M341 million

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