Alexander Shiryaev
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 10, 1867
Day of Death: April 25, 1941 (74 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
