Vyacheslav Sumsky
Vyacheslav Sumsky | |
|---|---|
В'ячеслав Сумський | |
| Born | 6 September 1934 |
| 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.
Biography[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "СУМСЬКИЙ В'ячеслав Гнатович". Славетні запоріжці (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Vityuk, Liliya (September 7, 2021). ""Сьогодні 87". Ольга Сумська зворушливо привітала покійного батька з Днем народження". NV LIFE (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Stolyarchuk, Ivan (September 18, 2007). "До труни В"ячеслава Сумського поклали пензлі й риболовні снасті". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Ryliov, Konstantin (August 31, 2021). ""Обіймаю ці дуби — і сльози градом". Ольга Сумська розповіла про місце, де завжди плаче". ФОКУС (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Берегиня династії". День (in Ukrainian). October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Khmelnytska, Vira (September 7, 2022). "Сумська пригадала, як її тато відмовився від звання народного артиста СРСР: "Він був принциповим"". ТСН (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.