Aleksander Moisiu
Aleksander Moisiu (
1879-
1935) (
aka Alexander Moissi) was a famous
Albanian stage
actor. He was born in
Durrės to an Albanian father and Arberesh mother. Some of his roles have included
Hamlet,
Oedipus,
Faust, Fedya in
Tolstoy's " Buried Alive", and Dubedat in
George Bernard Shaw's "The Doctor's Dilemma". He was one of the preferred actors of the director
Max Reinhardt. Moisiu has also performed in several films. Although he made his name abroad (such as
Germany,
Russia and
Switzerland), he is well remembered and honored in Albania. The High College of Drama in
Tirana and the Professional Theatre of Durrės are named after him. He is buried in
Lake Lugano, Switzerland.
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