The key facts
- The farewell was held on 9 November at the Pushkin Theatre, where Grigoryev served for more than half a century
- The actor died on 3 November at the age of 74
- He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow
Farewell ceremony at the theatre where the actor served for half a century
On 9 November, a farewell ceremony for Honoured Artist of Russia Vladimir Grigoryev was held at the Moscow Drama Theatre named after A. S. Pushkin. As reported by Life.ru, the theatre doors opened at 11:00 Moscow time for everyone wishing to pay their respects to the actor; the civil memorial service lasted two hours and ended at 13:00. According to Gazeta.Ru citing TASS, the funeral took place the same day at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. Friends, colleagues and fans of the actor came to the theatre.
Five decades on one stage
Vladimir Grigoryev died on 3 November at the age of 74; he was born in August 1952 in Volgograd. His career was tied to the Pushkin Theatre for more than half a century: in 1975, while still a final-year student at GITIS (the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts), he joined that stage. Director Alexei Govorukho invited the young actor to appear in the play The Robbers — the role of Roller became his first job at the theatre. Over decades of service, Grigoryev played dozens of roles, including the Inquisitor in Joan of Arc, Antonio in The Great Magic, and the Parrot in Treasure Island.
