Eduards Smiļģis
Latvian actor and theatre director
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| Intro | Latvian actor and theatre director | |
| Places | Latvia Latvia Russia | |
| was | Theater professional Actor Theatre director | |
| Work field | Arts Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | 23 November 1886, Riga | |
| Death | 19 April 1966Riga (aged 79 years) | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Eduards Smiļģis (23 November 1886 – 19 April 1966) was a Latvian actor and theatre director. He was 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.