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Andrey Gromov

Russian actor and film director (1887-1922)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ2783327 ↗
Source-derived summary

Andrey Gromov (Russian: Андрей Антонович Громов; 1887 – 1922) was a Russian film actor. Gromov played in about 40 films.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Andrey Gromov” as russian actor and film director (1887-1922). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andrey, Gromov and Russian.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1887, 1922—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1887-01-03. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Andrey, Gromov and Russian providing the first useful test.
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Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2783327. VIAF identifies the subject as 3148933512754301164. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1887 and 1922.

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This entry incorporates text from “Andrey Gromov” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.