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.
Eduards Smiļģis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 November 1886 |
| Died | 19 April 1966 (aged 79) Riga, Latvian SSR |
| Occupation(s) | Actor; theatre director |
| Years active | 1906–1965 |
| Awards | People's Artist of the USSR (1948) |
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]
References
edit- ^ Howard Jarvis,Tim Ochser (3 June 2013). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. p.364. ISBN 9781409331421. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Live Riga Retrieved 20 November 2015.
Further reading
editApinis, Pēteris (2006). A Hundred Great Latvians. Riga: Nacionālais apgāds. p. 88. ISBN 998426288X.
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