Eduards Smiļģis
Latvian actor and theatre director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eduards Smiļģis (23 November 1886 – 19 April 1966) was a Latvian actor and theatre director.[1] He became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1948.
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Eduards Smiļģis | |
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Born | (1886-11-23)23 November 1886 |
Died | 19 April 1966(1966-04-19) (aged 79) Riga, Latvian SSR |
Occupation(s) | Actor; theatre director |
Years active | 1906–1965 |
Awards | People's Artist of the USSR (1948) |
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Smiļģis founded the Dailes Theatre in Riga in 1920 and was its chief director until 1965. His home in Pārdaugava is now the Eduards Smiļģis Theater Museum.[2]