Vladimir Yakovlev
Known for: Costume & Make-Up
Born: January 22, 1899
Died: January 9, 2000
Vladimir Georgievich Yakovlev was a Soviet makeup artist. He was awarded the title of Honored Worker of Culture of the RSFSR (1967) and the first-degree Stalin Prize laureate (1950). He graduated from the Moscow Imperial Academy of Commercial Sciences. From 1927 to 1977, he worked as a makeup artist at various film studios. He was a master of portrait makeup. He was the first to develop and apply plastic makeup, which made it possible to accurately characterize characters. From 1947 to 1949, he…
