Vilho Siivola

Vilho Siivola
Vilho Siivola
Born(1910-04-10)10 April 1910
Valkeakoski, Finland
Died28 November 1984(1984-11-28) (aged 74)
Helsinki, Finland

Vilho Siivola (10 April 1910 – 28 November 1984) was a Finnish actor, film director, television director and a member of the Council of Theatre.[1]

Siivola was born in Valkeakoski. His career included theatre, where he was both an actor and a director, motion pictures and television. Notably, in 1953 he was one of the founders of 'Kivi-juhlat’ (a theatre festival based in the childhood town of Aleksis Kivi) and was its first director in 1977.[2] In addition he wrote two books, Myllykylästä Maailmalle (1975) and Maailmassa Maailmaa (1983). He died, aged 74, in Helsinki.

References

  1. ^ "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. ^ Robinson, Douglas (2017-03-06). Aleksis Kivi and/as World Literature. BRILL. p. 308. ISBN 978-90-04-34026-8.


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