Nicholas Soussanin

Nicholas Soussanin (born 16 January 1889, Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [present-day Crimea, Ukraine] – 27 April 1975, New York City, New York) was a Russian actor who settled and worked in the United States. He was married to the film star Olga Baclanova from 1929-39, and was the grandfather of actress Lanna Saunders.

He had at least two children (a son born from a previous relationship before his marriage to Olga Baclanova), and a son, Nicholas Soussanin Jr., born with Baclanova in 1930.

Selected filmography

• The Swan (1925)
• Hotel Imperial (1927)
• A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
• The Last Command (1928)
• The Woman Disputed (1928)
• Night Watch (1928)
• Yellow Lily (1928)
• The Squall (1929)
• Betrayal (1929)
• White Shoulders (1931)
• Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
• A Parisian Romance (1932)
• Trent's Last Case (1939)
• Under Two Flags (1936)
• The Gates of Alcatraz (1939)

Bibliography

• Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Arlington House (1975 edition), later Virgin Books (1990 edition); ISBN 0870003356/ISBN 978-0870003356

External links

• Nicholas Soussanin at the Internet Movie Database
• Find A Grave, Nicholas Soussanin Jr's Grave