About Eduards Smiļģis
Lived 1886 – 1966 (aged 79). Eduards Smiļģis was a Russian and Latvian actor and theatre director.
Eduards Smiļģis (23 November 1886 – 19 April 1966) was a Latvian and Soviet actor and theatre director. 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.
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Who was Eduards Smiļģis?
Latvian actor and theatre director (1886–1966)
When was Eduards Smiļģis born?
Eduards Smiļģis was born on 23 November 1886 in Riga.
When did Eduards Smiļģis die?
Eduards Smiļģis died on 19 April 1966 in Riga.
What was Eduards Smiļģis's occupation?
Eduards Smiļģis was an actor and theatre director.
What nationality was Eduards Smiļģis?
Eduards Smiļģis was Russian and Latvian.
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