Vyacheslav Sumsky | |
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В'ячеслав Сумський | |
Born | |
Died | 12 September 2007 | (aged 73)
Resting place | Baikove Cemetery |
Alma mater | Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Hanna Opanasenko |
Children | |
Honours |
Vyacheslav Hnatovych Sumsky ( Ukrainian: В'ячеслав Гнатович Сумський; 6 September 1934 – 12 September 2007) was a Ukrainian theater actor. He was a People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.
Vyacheslav Hnatovych Sumsky was born on 6 September 1934 in the village of Verblyuzhka (now village of Pogrebnyakovo) in Kirovohrad Oblast. [1] [2] According to a neighbor of Sumsky's family, he dreamed of studying at a conservatoire. [3] However, he would had to study for a year and pass exams. [3] Instead of pursuing music, he turned to theater acting. [3] He graduated from the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University in 1956. [2]
From 1957 to 1967, Sumsky acted at the Maria Zankovetska Theatre. [1] From 1967 to 1980, he was part of the Zaporizhzhya Musical and Drama Theatre. [1] From 1980 to 1990, he was part of the Regional Musical-Dramatic Theatre Nikolai Gogol. [1] From 1990 to 1993, he was part of the "Budmo!" theater in Kyiv. [1] Since 1993, he was part of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater. [1]
He died from cancer on 12 September 2007 in Kyiv. [2] [1] His funeral was held on September 15 at the Ivan Franko Theater. [3] He is buried at the Baikove Cemetery. [2] The area in Verblyuzhka which used to have a house where he and his family lived is now a local landmark. [4]
Sumsky was married with Hanna Sumska. [5] They lived with each other for 50 years. [5] He had two daughters: Natalya and Olha. [3]
Mykhailo Kramar, an actor who knew Sumsky, said that he painted frequently. [3] He copied landscape paintings of Ivan Shishkin and painted the city of Poltava. [3] Anatolii Khostikoiev, who is a husband of Sumsky's daughter Natalya, said that he was an avid fisherman. [3]
Sumsky suffered from poor health. Kramar said that he was a heavy smoker. [3] Sumsky's daughter Olha said that he suffered from alcohol addiction even up until his death. [3] She said that he would become depressed when he was rejected for roles that he wanted to play. [3]
During the 1970s, he was offered the title of People's Artist of the USSR, which he declined. [6] His daughter Olha said that he was principled and she recalled him saying: "I refuse this title, because I am a People's Artist of Ukraine and that is enough for me." [6] In 1981, he was named People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR. [1]