
Petar B. Vasilev
Born
June 26, 1918
Died
July 29, 2001 (83 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Kriva bara, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Petar Borisov Vasilev-Milevin was born on June 26, 191 in Kriva Bara, Lom region, Bulgaria. He studied Law at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski". He graduated film directing at State Cinema Institute in Moscow (1954). He was a Member of the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. He has made some of the remarkable Bulgarian Cinema comedies. He received the title "Honored Artist" (1984) and the Order "Cyril and Methodius" (1960), the Order "People Republic of Bulgaria (1988). He died on July 29, 2001 in Sofia, Bulgaria.