Vello Rummo

Vello Rummo
Born(1921-05-15)15 May 1921
Died24 November 2009(2009-11-24) (aged 88)
Pärnu, Estonia
Education
Occupations
Years active1945–1995
SpouseLinda Kald
Awards
  • Estonian SSR Merited Art Personnel (1975)
Military career
AllegianceSoviet Union
Branch
Red Army
Unit8th Estonian Rifle Corps
Conflicts
World War II

Vello Rummo (15 May 1921 – 24 November 2009) was an Estonian theatre director and pedagogue.[1]

Early life and education

Rummo was born on 15 May 1921 in Raikküla Parish, Nõmmküla.

During World War II, he was mobilized into the Red Army and served with the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps. In 1953, he graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts' (GITIS) Estonian studio.

Career

From 1945 until 1949, he worked at Estonian Radio. From 1955 until 1961, he was the chief director and artistic manager of Eesti Televisioon.

In 1957, he was one of the founders of the Tallinn State Conservatory's Department of Performing Arts and, for more than 10 years, a lecturer at the institution.[1]

From 1969 until 1982, he was the chief stage manager at Endla Theatre in Pärnu and from 1982 until 1995, was the theatre's general director.[1]

Personal life and death

Rummo was married to stage, film, and television actress Linda Rummo (née Kald).[1]

He died on 24 November 2009 in Pärnu.

Awards

  • 1975: Estonian SSR merited art personnel

Productions of plays

  • Rozov's "Õnn kaasa!" (1955)
  • Bernstein's "West Side’i lugu" (1964, diploma work at Estonia Theatre)
  • Blažek's and Rychman's "Humalakorjajad" (1967, diploma work at Estonian Youth Theatre)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rummo, Vello - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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