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F.E. Sillanpää(1888-1964)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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F.E. Sillanpää was born on 16 September 1888 in Hämeenkyrö, Finland. He was a writer and actor, known for Silja - nuorena nukkunut (1956), One Man's Fate (1940) and The Harvest Month (1956). He died on 3 June 1964 in Helsinki, Finland.
BornSeptember 16, 1888
DiedJune 3, 1964(75)
BornSeptember 16, 1888
DiedJune 3, 1964(75)
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Known for

Silja - nuorena nukkunut (1956)
Silja - nuorena nukkunut
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1956
One Man's Fate (1940)
One Man's Fate
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1940
The Harvest Month (1956)
The Harvest Month
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1956
People in the Summer Night (1948)
People in the Summer Night
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1948

Credits

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Writer

  • Silja's Summer Night
    Short
    • novel: Nuorena nukkunut
    • 2013
  • Hiltu ja Ragnar
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1988
  • Liisamaija Laaksonen, Antti Litja, Tuula Nyman, and Lasse Pöysti in The Glory and Misery of Human Life (1988)
    The Glory and Misery of Human Life
    6.0
    • novel
    • 1988
  • Hiltu ja Ragnar
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • The Harvest Month (1956)
    The Harvest Month
    7.3
    • novel 'Elokuu'
    • 1956
  • Silja - nuorena nukkunut (1956)
    Silja - nuorena nukkunut
    6.6
    • novel "Nuorena nukkunut"
    • 1956
  • Poika eli kesäänsä (1955)
    Poika eli kesäänsä
    6.0
    • novel "Elämä ja aurinko"
    • 1955
  • People in the Summer Night (1948)
    People in the Summer Night
    6.6
    • novel
    • 1948
  • One Man's Fate (1940)
    One Man's Fate
    6.1
    • novel 'Miehen tie'
    • writer
    • 1940
  • Nuorena nukkunut (1937)
    Nuorena nukkunut
    6.8
    • novel
    • 1937

Actor

  • Mustasukkaisuus (1953)
    Mustasukkaisuus
    5.8
    • Man at the dances
    • 1953
  • Passionate Power (1947)
    Passionate Power
    6.6
    • Man at the barn dance (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • One Man's Fate (1940)
    One Man's Fate
    6.1
    • Mies suulitansseissa (uncredited)
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Oi, maamme Suomi
    Video
    • writer: "Sillanpään marssilaulu"
    • 2006
  • Peter von Bagh in Sininen laulu - Suomen taiteiden tarina (2004)
    Sininen laulu - Suomen taiteiden tarina
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Marschsång av Sillapää (Sillanpään marssilaulu)"
    • 2004
  • Jonna Järnefelt in Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat (2000)
    Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat
    5.6
    • arranger: "Sillanpään marssilaulu / Sama kaiku on askelten"
    • 2000
  • Kaverille ei jätetä (1999)
    Kaverille ei jätetä
    6.8
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Sillanpään marssilaulu"
    • 1999
  • 1939 (1993)
    1939
    6.7
    • lyrics: "Sillanpään marssilaulu"
    • 1993
  • Puolustusvoimain katsaus 8
    Short
    • lyrics: "Sillanpään marssilaulu" (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Frans Emil Sillanpää
  • Height
    • 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
  • Born
    • September 16, 1888
    • Hämeenkyrö, Finland
  • Died
    • June 3, 1964
    • Helsinki, Finland
  • Other works
    Story telling in Finnish radio, best known for his Christmas sermons (1945-1963).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was awarded the 1939 Nobel prize in literature.
  • Nickname
    • Taata

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