1. Chekhov - Noun
2. Chekhov - Proper noun
Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
Source: WordNetThe Socratic demonstration of the ultimate unity of tragic and comic drama is forever lost. But the proof is in the art of Chekhov. George Steiner
No author has created with less emphasis such pathetic characters as Chekhov has. Vladimir Nabokov
I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics. Harvey Korman
I wasnt a Star Trek fan, yet I knew who all the characters were. that goes to show what an impact the show had not just in entertainment but in life. I knew who Chekhov was and I knew who Kirk and Spock were, although I probably had never seen the show. Marina Sirtis
In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov! Bernadette Peters
The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on with one's life as if it were interminable. I always admired Chekhov for building a new house when he was dying of tuberculosis. Leon Edel