Ird, Kaarel

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Ird, Kaarel
Name (Cyrilic)
Ирд, Каарел
Other forms of name
Ird, K. (Kaarel)
Date of birth
1909-08-27
Date of death
1986-12-25
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 81409932
Wikidata: Q4203123
Library of congress: n 80030502
OCoLC: oca00412740
Sources of Information
  • Caterum censeo, 1965.
  • Eesti nõuk. entsükl., 1968:(Ird, Kaarel, b. 8-27-09, theater director & actor)
  • Per aspera, Ehk, Olnust ... 1984:t.p. (Kaarel Ird) colophon (Ird, K.)
Wikipedia description:

Kaarel Ird (27 August 1909 – 25 December 1986) was an Estonian theatre leader, director and actor. Ird was born in Riga, and his theatrical career started in 1932 in Pärnu Töölisteater. Since 1940 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, being most of time its stage manager, but in the meantime also its head. From 1963 to 1971 and again from 1980 to 1985, Ird was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1936, Ird wed the stage actress and theatre director Epp Kaidu. He died on 25 December 1986 in Viljandi. Awards: 1946 Estonian SSR Merited Artist 1959 Estonian SSR People's Artist

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