Alexander Shiryaev
Also Known As: Aleksandr Širjaev, Aleksandr Viktorovič Širjaev , Alexander Victorovic Shiryaev, Alexandr Victorovic Shiryaev, Александр Викторович Ширяев, Aleksandr Shiryayev, Alexandr Shiryaev
Biography: Russian ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer, founder of character dance in Russian ballet who served at the Mariinsky Theatre. Shiryaev was also a pioneering animation director who is credited with invention of stop motion animation.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Adult: No
Birthday: September 10, 1867
Age: 157 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 25, 1941
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