Alexander Shiryaev
Directing·September 10, 1867·† April 25, 1941 — 73 years old·Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
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.
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