Background
KORF, Rafail was born on March 13, 1893.
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Rafail Grigor’yevich KORF
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Studied at Vocal Department, Odessa Conservatory.
Career
1913 began stage career in Odessa. 1922 actor, Theater of the Revol. From 1924 actor and producer, Moscow Satire Theater, where he specialized in comic character studies.
Also played light comedy in partnership with Ya. M. Rudin; 1942 accompanied concert troupe to the front and was killed in encirclement. Roles: Naryvaytis and Nabaldashnikov in Ardov and Nikulin’s Skloka (The Squabble) and 114-aya stat’ya (Article 114).
Ugryum-Burcheycv in Gorod Glupov (Foolstown) after Saltykov-Shchcdrin. Chechkov in Sumbatov-Yuzhin’s Dzhentel'men (The Gentleman). The PrimeMinister in A. North. Tolstoy's Cliyortov most (The Devil’s Bridge).
Grifclev in Shkvarkin’s Prostaya devushka (A Simple Girl). Tulyaga in Krapiva’s Kto smeyotsya poslednim (He Who Laughs Last). Productions: Krapiva’s ”He West'ho Laughs Last” (1939).
Finn’s Sashka (1940).
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1942 (aged 48) -
Nationality
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics