Eduards Smiļģis
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Eduards Smiļģis | |
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| 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) |
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.
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
- ^ Howard Jarvis,Tim Ochser. "DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. p.364". Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ Live Riga Retrieved 20 November 2015.
Further reading
Apinis, Pēteris (2006). A Hundred Great Latvians. Riga: Nacionālais apgāds. p. 88. ISBN 998426288X.
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