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December 8, 1901 – March 31, 1983
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Also known as: Михаил Румянцев · Карандаш · Karandash · Румянцев Михаил Николаевич
Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Румя́нцев) (10 December 1901 – 31 March 1983), better known under his stage name Karandash (Russian: Каранда́ш which means pencil), was a famous Soviet clown. He was a People's Artist of the USSR and a Hero of Socialist Labour, and was the teacher of the famous Russian clowns Oleg Popov and Yuri Nikulin. Starting his career in the circus arena as the imitator of Charlie Chaplin, Mikhail Rumyantsev then abandoned it…
