The heroes of Gottlieb Mikhailovich Roninson always brought a smile. But the actor himself was not only infinitely devoted to high art, but also infinitely lonely. Having no family of his own, he devoted all his time to work and friends. His colleagues appreciated his willingness to help, sincerity and kindness. And to those who knew him less, Roninson seemed eccentric and a little ridiculous.
From the biography of Gottlieb Roninson
Gottlieb Mikhailovich Roninson was born on February 12, 1916 in Vilnius. In the early 1920s, his family moved to Moscow. For several years Gottlieb sang in the children's choir, was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. But Gottlieb's creative career there soon ended.
Young Roninson was very fond of the theater and tried not to miss a single premiere. His favorite theater was the Moscow Art Theater: Gottlieb knew his entire troupe by name, learned the entire theatrical repertoire.
When the Great Patriotic War began, Gottlieb stayed in Moscow with his mother. He was not taken to the front due to poor health. When the Nazis came close to the capital, the Roninsons moved to Verkhneuralsk. There Gottlieb was recruited as an orphanage teacher and senior pioneer leader.
After the evacuation, Gottlieb Mikhailovich returned to the capital and entered the Shchukin Theater School. He studied on the same course with Gennady Yudin, Vladimir Etush, Nina Arkhipova. Even then, there were rumors that Gottlieb was in love with the future talented actress Tatyana Kopteva.
The creative path of Gottlieb Roninson
After the war, Roninson was accepted into the collective of the Moscow Drama and Comedy Theater. Here the actor served for 45 years. Roninson played many roles in Yuri Lyubimov. Among them were comic and tragic, male and female. He was considered a master of the grotesque. The actor had an excellent command of facial expressions, and his peculiar speech gave any image a unique charm. Few people guessed that the born comedian was always attracted to serious dramatic roles.
Roninson often “warmed up” himself in a peculiar way before going on stage: to tune in to the game, he certainly needed to quarrel with someone. He could find fault with anyone. For this feature, many considered the actor to be capricious and picky. Few people wanted to share one dressing room with Roninson.
At the age of 50, Roninson played the role of Yuri Detochkin's boss in the cult comedy Beware of the Car. The role was extremely successful. The actor began to be actively invited for filming in the cinema. The Soviet audience appreciated Roninson's virtuoso performance in the films 12 Chairs, Afonya, Big Change, and The Irony of Fate.
Roninson's personal life
Gottlieb Mikhailovich tried in vain to arrange his family life. Until the end of his life, he remained lonely. The actor was unusually attached to his mother. She raised her son alone and did not really want another woman to take her place. The few girls whom his son invited into the house, his mother greeted very coldly. Roninson spent most of his life with his mother in a small apartment located near Gorky Park.
Gottlieb Roninson passed away in Moscow. It happened on December 25, 1991.
