Halja Klaar

Halja Klaar
Born	17 December 1930 Antsla, Estonia
Died	20 February 2021(2021-02-20) (aged 90)
Nationality	Estonian
Occupation	Film artist

Halja Klaar (17 December 1930 – 20 February 2021) was an Estonian film artist.

Biography

After she graduated from the Antsla Gymnasium [et] in 1950, Klaar entered the Estonian Academy of Arts, graduating in 1957 with a degree in theatrical decoration. From 1957 to 1986, she worked as a production artist at Tallinnfilm. She worked on 20 feature films, including Dangerous Curves, Vallatud kurvid, Inimesed sõdurisinelis [et], Punane viiul [et], Reigi õpetaja [et], and others.[1]

Halja Klaar died on 20 February 2021 at the age of 90.[2]

Awards

• Merited Artist of the Estonian SSR (1982)
• Lifetime Achievement Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment's Audiovisual Arts Endowment (2016)

References

1. "Halja Klaar". Eesti Filmi Anomebaas (in Estonian).
2. "Suri filmi- ja maalikunstnik Halja Klaar". err.ee (in Estonian). 22 February 2021.