Eduards Smiļģis
Eduards Smiļģis | |
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Born |
Riga, Russian Empire | 23 November 1886
Died |
19 April 1966 79) Riga, Latvian SSR | (aged
Occupation | Actor; theatre director |
Years active | 1906–1965 |
Awards | People's Artist of the USSR (1948) |
Eduards Smiļģis (23 November 1886 – 19 April 1966) was a Latvian actor and theatre director.[1] He was People's Artist of the USSR in 1948.
Smiļģis founded the Dailes Theatre in Riga in 1920 and was its chief director until 1965.
References
- ↑ Howard Jarvis,Tim Ochser. "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. p.364.". Retrieved 2015-01-01.
Further reading
Apinis, Pēteris (2006). A Hundred Great Latvians. Riga: Nacionālais apgāds. p. 88. ISBN 998426288X.
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