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Alexander Arkadyevich Arkatov (Александр Аркадьевич Аркатов, 1890 (Russian Empire, Rechytsa) – 1961 (USA, Los Angeles)) is a Russian Jewish film director and playwright, known for works such as "L'Chaim" (Л’Хаим, 1910, as a playwright) and "Sorrows of Sarah" (Горе Сарры, 1913, as a director), both of which deal with lives in Jewish settlements in Russia.

Career
Originally a journalist and a film critic, Arkatov started his career in cinema with the 1910 silent film "L'Chaim", based on a well known song from Jewish folklore, on which he worked as a playwright. He then went on to write and direct and write tens of other films while traveling all over the world doing so.

Arkatov's first work as a director was for the 1912 film "God of Vengance" ("Бог мести").

Between the years 1917 and 1918 Arkatov worked on four films regarding lives of Jewish people while located at Odessa in a partnership with the Russian film company "Mizrach" who are known for making the film "Jewish Life in Palestine".

In the year 1923 Arkatov moved to England and worked as a journalist until he move to the USA to direct films in Holywood.

Between the years 1940-1945 Arkatov served in the army as an educational film director. After being discharged from the military, Arkatov went back to direct films and also started teaching, according to his death certificate, religious studies as a professor in the University of California

Personal life
Born November 11th 1890 in Rechytsa, The Russian Empire, Alexander Arkatov (originally named Alexander Mogilevsky) lived to 71 when he passed away at February 6th 1961 in Los Angeles, California.

Arkatov lived throughout Europe and America having lived in The Russian Empire, in Austria, Germany, New York and California.

Arkatov married Tatiana Lee Arkatov (born Whittles) and together they had two daughters.

Their first daughter, Victoria Charlotte Kormos (born Arkatov) was born on June 21th 1923 when the two stayed in London, England.

Their second daughter, Gloria Diane Kartzinet (born Arkatov) was born on June 16th 1925 in New York, USA.

Death
According to his death certificate, Arkatov passed away due to Arteriosclerotic heart disease starting about when he was 59, later on developing a Coronary occlusion and pulmonary edema, directly causing his death.

==Filmography ==


 * 1) 1910 - "L'Chaim" (Лехаим) - screenwriter
 * 2) 1911 - "Violin" (Скрипка) - screenwriter
 * 3) 1912 - "God of Vengeance" (Бог мести), director and screenwriter
 * 4) 1912 - "The Cup of Life and Death" (Кубок жизни и смерти)
 * 5) 1912 - "Rachel" (Рахиль), director and screenwriter
 * 6) 1912 - "War of the twentieth century" (Война ХХ века)
 * 7) 1913 - "Mount Sarah" (Горе Сарры) - director
 * 8) 1915 - "The Scalped Corpse" (Скальпированный труп) - director
 * 9) 1915 - "Volgari" (Волгари) - director
 * 10) 1916 - "Oh, why this night was so good" (Ах, зачем эта ночь так была хороша) - screenwriter, director
 * 11) 1916 - "Katerina the gas chamber" (Катерина-душегубка) - the film was shot for the "Rus" cinema
 * 12) 1917 - "Daughter of Anna Karenina" (Дочь Анны Карениной) - screenwriter, director
 * 13) 1917 - "The Cantonists" (Кантонисты), historical drama '- director and screenwriter
 * 14) 1917 - "Judge, People" (Судите, люди) - director and screenwriter
 * 15) 1918 - "Bloody Joke" (Кровавая шутка), based on the works of Sholem Aleichem - director and screenwriter
 * 16) 1918 - "I Want to Be a Rothschild" (Хочу быть Ротшильдом) - director
 * 17) 1918 - "The Tale of the priest Pankrat" (Сказка о попе Панкрате) - director, screenwriter
 * 18) 1918 - "Signal" (Сигнал) - director
 * 19) 1919 - "Two Worlds" (Два мира) - directed by V. Chernobler
 * 20) 1919 - "Between Two Flags" (Между двух флагов) - director
 * 21) 1919 - "Spiders and Flies" (Пауки и мухи)  - actor
 * 22) 1919 - "Parasite" (Паразит) - directed by E. Pukhalsky
 * 23) 1919 - "Reconciled with Conscience" (Примиренные с совестью) - directed by V. Starevich
 * 24) 1919 - "Four Months at Denikin's" (Четыре месяца у Деникина) - directed by E. Pukhalsky
 * 25) 1919 - "Pages of humor edited by A. Arkatov" (Странички юмора под редакцией А. Аркатова) - director, screenwriter
 * 26) 1920 - "May first" (Первое мая) - director, screenwriter
 * 27) 1920 - "The Tale of the Seven Hanged" (Рассказ о семи повешенных) - screenwriter
 * 28) 1921 - "Jean Torot" (Жан Торот) - (Austria) - director
 * 29) 1921 - "Give the Dead Peace" (Дайте мертвым покой) - (Austria) - director
 * 30) 1927 - "Patriot" (Патриот) - (Germany) - assistant directo