Leonid Andreyev

Leonid Andreyev was born on Aug 21, 1871 in Russian Empire [now Russia]. Leonid Andreyev's big-screen debut came with He Who Gets Slapped directed by Victor Sjöström in 1924. Leonid Andreyev is known for He Who Gets Slapped directed by Victor Sjöström, Lon Chaney stars as Paul Beaumont and Norma Shearer as Consuelo. The upcoming new movie Leonid Andreyev plays is Manicomio which will be released on Jan 25, 1954.

Leonid Andreev was born on August 21, 1871 in Orel, Russia. His father, named Nikolai Ivanovich Andreev, was a member of the provincial Russian Nobility and worked as a land inspector for the government. His mother, Named Anastasia Nikolaevna Andreeva (Pazkovska) belonged to the Polish Nobility. Andreev graduated from the Orel Gymnasium, went to study law at the St. Petersburg University, and graduated from the Moscow University. His work as a crime reporter for "Moscovski Vestnik" (Moscow daily paper) provided material for his stories. He was fond of reading