Mischa Auer — actor with roots in the Russian Empire
Mischa Auer (born Mikhail Semyonovich Unkovsky, 17 November 1905, St Petersburg – 5 March 1967, Rome) was a Russian-born American actor who appeared in more than 130 films from 1928. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for My Man Godfrey (1936). His films also include You Can't Take It with You (1938), Destry Rides Again (1939) and Mr. Arkadin (1955).
"After his mother died of typhus during the Russian Civil War, his grandfather Leopold Auer brought him to the United States in August 1920."
Migration storyTracing the roots — St. Petersburg
Born in St Petersburg, the son of Imperial Russian Navy officer Semyon Unkovsky and Zoya, eldest daughter of the Hungarian-born violinist Leopold Auer. He was brought to the United States by his grandfather in 1920.
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St. Petersburg. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.