Video: Ruined talent: What caused the early departure of Oleg Dal
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
37 years ago, on March 3, 1981, the most talented theater and film actor passed away Oleg Dal … Before his 40th birthday, he did not live two months. He played about 50 roles, but there could be twice as many of them if he did not abandon them and did not lose because of his difficult nature. They say he was "inconvenient" for directors, disrupted performances and often clashed when compromises should be sought. There were many passions in his life, and one of them ruined him.
He was born a month before the start of the war and, like many children of his generation, dreamed of becoming a sailor or pilot. But due to heart problems, he had to choose another profession. He became interested in literature and painting, and after graduating from school he decided to enter the Schepkin Theater School, although his parents were against it. He managed to pass the exams on the first try. During his studies, Oleg Dal began acting in films, and even then he attracted the attention of famous directors - he received offers from Leonid Agranovich and Sergei Bondarchuk.
All-Union popularity brought Oleg Dal the main role in the film "Zhenya, Zhenya and Katyusha". The success was consolidated by the film Chronicle of a Dive Bomber. By the end of the 1960s. he was already one of the most popular and beloved theater and film actors among the people.
No one questioned his acting talent, but many directors were afraid to cooperate with him: Dahl could take on the role, start rehearsing, and then decide that the film or play is not good enough and refuse to work. He was called one of the brightest and most controversial figures in Soviet cinema and theater. He was forgiven a lot for his talent and originality, but his excessive directness and adherence to principles, sharpness and maximalism, touchiness and irascibility prevented him from building both friendly and professional relations.
Oleg Dal often clashed with directors - he demanded complete freedom of action and did not like being prevented from doing what he saw fit. It often came down to reprimands and "debriefing" at the general meeting. Oleg Efremov more than once tried to fire him from Sovremennik, Dal left the theater and returned again. On the set of The Adventures of Prince Florizel, he once refused to go on set due to the fact that his suit was bulging and did not fit well on it. One of the few who agreed to endure both breakdowns and Dahl's rudeness was director Grigory Kozintsev, who believed that the scale of acting talent covered all the difficulties of character, and understood that it was not easy for him to put up with himself.
The actor often refused roles if the script seemed uninteresting to him. So he did with the films "The Nameless Star", "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!", "The Crew". Due to the fact that he quit his job, having already started filming in "Crew", he had a serious conflict with the management of "Mosfilm". Then Oleg Dal wrote in his diary: "".
Due to his difficult nature, for a long time Oleg Dal could not find happiness in family life. His first two marriages fell apart. Actress Nina Doroshina married him in spite of the person she loved - Oleg Efremov, and Dal found out about this right during the wedding. Therefore, this marriage immediately fell apart. The family union with actress Tatyana Lavrova was also short-lived. In 1969, the actor met Elizabeth Eichenbaum, who was an editor on the set, and they soon got married. His acquaintances said that she was the only person who could find an approach to him.
In the theater, Dahl often disrupted performances due to the fact that he allowed himself to go on stage drunk or not at all. Shortly before his death, having missed his only performance at the Maly Theater, he wrote an explanatory note: “”. However, the actor could not overcome alcohol addiction. His wife recalled: "".
Dahl's last notable work was his role in the film "Vacation in September" in 1979. Because of the actor's alcohol addiction, conflicts with directors intensified, which affected his health and reminded him of long-standing heart problems. Friends said that in the last months of his life, the actor was in a state of physical and nervous exhaustion. During a tour in Kiev on March 3, 1981, Oleg Dal died in a hotel room. The official cause of death was a heart attack, but it was said that it was provoked by the use of alcohol. After his death, his wife confessed: "".
About himself Oleg Dal said: "". His widow Lisa confessed: "". Actor Oleg Borisov called him a "reserved personality." Due to his conflicts with the leadership, Dal did not receive any awards, titles or awards, but for millions of viewers he was and remains a truly people's artist.
The first wife of Oleg Dal, who left him for Efremov, went through many trials and was left alone: The dramatic fate of Nina Doroshina.
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