Rauli Tuomi

Rauli Tuomi
Born 15 July 1919
Helsinki, Finland
Died 2 February 1949 (aged 29)
Helsinki, Finland

Rauli Rafael Arvid Tuomi (15 July 1919 – 2 February 1949) was a Finnish actor.

Tuomi was born into a family of actors. His parents were actors Arvi Tuomi and Santa Tuomi while actress Liisa Tuomi was his sister. Rauli Tuomi was married to actress Rakel Linnanheimo for five years until his death. Tuomi appeared in total of 23 films. He won two Jussi Awards for Best Actor, first from the film Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945) and the second from "Minä elän" (1948).[1]

It has been said that during war, Rauli Tuomi developed a wound in his soul from which he never recovered. He committed suicide at the age of 29.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. "ELONET – Rauli Tuomi". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. Tuomi, Liisa (1972). Elämäni kiikkulauta. Helsinki: Apulehti : Sanomapaino.

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