About Lilli Promet
Lived 1922 – 2007 (aged 85). Lilli Promet was an Estonian and Russian journalist and writer.
Lilli Promet (16 February 1922 – 16 February 2007) was an Estonian author.
Life Promet was born in Petseri (now Pechory, Russia) to the Estonian painter Aleksander Promet. After graduating from Tallinn Primary School No. 18, she entered the State Industrial Art School in 1935, from which she graduated in spring 1940. In autumn, she was asked to work at the newspaper Noorte Hääl. After the outbreak of World War II, she and her family were forced to leave their home and evacuated to Tatarstan. In summer 1943, Promet went to work at Estonian-language radio in blockaded Leningrad. From 1944 to 1951, she worked as a journalist in Tallinn.
Promet died on her 85th birthday in Tallinn. She is buried at Metsakalmistu Cemetery in Tallinn.
She was married to the writer Ralf Parve (1919–2011). Their son Ralf R. Parve (1946–2008) was a journalist and politician.
Filmography Roosa kübar (1963) Pimedad aknad (1968)
Books The following is a partial list of works published by Lilli Promet Roosa kübar (1961) Meesteta küla (1962, novel) Lamav tiiger (1964) Kes levitab anekdoote? (1967) Iibelpuu (1970) Primavera (1971, novel) Raamita pildid (1976, essays) A Summer's Painting and Other Stories (1984) Õhtusel alleel (1989) Iisabel: Romaan (1992) Aheldatud muusa (1997)
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Who was Lilli Promet?
Estonian writer (1922–2007)
When was Lilli Promet born?
Lilli Promet was born on 16 February 1922.
When did Lilli Promet die?
Lilli Promet died on 16 February 2007 in Tallinn.
What was Lilli Promet's occupation?
Lilli Promet was a journalist and writer.
What nationality was Lilli Promet?
Lilli Promet was Estonian and Russian.
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