Leopold Hansen
Leopold-Ottomar Hansen was an Estonian actor and theater director.
Early life
Leopold Hansen was born at the Antsu farm in Iravere, the son of Mart Hansen and Maria née Tido. In 1886, the family moved to Jõgeva. Hansen attended school for only a few years, and he worked as a shepherd as a child.Career
Hansen started his career in the theater in 1899 as a choir singer in the theater troupe of August Wiera. From 1903 to 1905, he acted in and directed the company in Riga. He worked at the Vanemuine Theater in Tartu from 1906 to 1928. Among his best-known roles were Pliuhkam in Oskar Luts's comedy, and Piibeleht in Eduard Vilde's comedy Pisuhänd.In the 1920s, he also worked as a theater director. He worked at the Drama Studio Theater in Tallinn from 1933 onward, and from 1944 to 1961 again at the Vanemuine Theater.
Works
Hansen published poems and stories, and he wrote plays, couplets, and farces for parties and memoirs.- 1903: Uus Kain. Algupäraline jutustus kaugelt minewikust. Tallinn, 96 pages
- 1917: Abielu vaenlane. Naljamäng lauludega 1 vaatuses. Music by Juhan Simm; mimeographed reproduction. Yuryev, 24 pages
- 1917: Rõõmuhallikas: kerjuste nali 1 vaatuses
- 1924: Karjeristid. Naljamäng kolmes waatuses. Tartu, 72 pages
- 1925: Ühewaatuslised . Tartu, 98 pages
- 1925: Vahilaari valge tuvike: naljamäng lauludega 1 vaatuses. Music by Juhan Simm
- 1935: Kaunismäe. Näidend 4 vaatuses. Tartu: Noor-Eesti Kirjastus, 111 pages
- 1940: Minu tee teatrisse. Märkmeid oma 60-nda sünni- ja 40-nda lavategevuse aasta puhul. Tallinn, 178 pages
- 1960: "Vanemuise" radadelt. Mälestusi teatriteelt, literary adaptation by Paul Rummo of the book Minu tee teatrisse. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 208 pages
- 1963: Karjapoiss on kuningas. Mälestuspilte elust ja inimestest. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 140 pages
Filmography
- 1927: ''Noored kotkad''
Awards and recognitions
- 1946:
- 1957: People's Artist of the Estonian SSR
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