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Vilho Siivola
Vilho Siivola
Born(1910-04-10)10 April 1910
Died28 November 1984(1984-11-28) (aged 74)

Vilho Siivola (10 April 1910 – 28 November 1984) was a Finnish actor, film director, television director and a member of the Council of Theatre.

Siivola was born in Valkeakoski. His career included theatre, where he was both an actor and a director, motion pictures and television. Notably, in 1953 he was one of the founders of 'Kivi-juhlat’ (a theatre festival based in the childhood town of Aleksis Kivi) and was its first director. In addition he wrote two books, Myllykylästä Maailmalle (1975) and Maailmassa Maailmaa (1983). He died, aged 74, in Helsinki.