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Jaan Kaplinski(1941-2021)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Music Department
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Jaan Kaplinski was born on 22 January 1941 in Tartu, Estonia. He was a writer and actor, known for Jänes (1976), Maa jossa kuolemaa ei ole (1995) and Lapsed ja puu (1965). He was married to Tiia Toomet and Küllike Kaplinski. He died on 8 August 2021 in Estonia.
BornJanuary 22, 1941
DiedAugust 8, 2021(80)
BornJanuary 22, 1941
DiedAugust 8, 2021(80)
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Known for

Jänes (1976)
Jänes
5.7
Short
  • Writer
  • 1976
Maa jossa kuolemaa ei ole
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1995
Lapsed ja puu (1965)
Lapsed ja puu
4.2
Short
  • Writer
  • 1965
Christmas in Vigala (1981)
Christmas in Vigala
6.1
  • Parson Busch
  • 1981

Credits

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Writer

  • Maa jossa kuolemaa ei ole
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Aken aja liikumisse. Viivi luik
    • script writer
    • 1991
  • Kirjutusmasinamäng
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Jänes (1976)
    Jänes
    5.7
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Uued sõbrad (1973)
    Uued sõbrad
    5.1
    Short
    • writer
    • 1973
  • Lapsed ja puu (1965)
    Lapsed ja puu
    4.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1965

Actor

  • Christmas in Vigala (1981)
    Christmas in Vigala
    6.1
    • Parson Busch
    • 1981
  • Juhan Viiding in Õpetaja (1979)
    Õpetaja
    Short
    • 1979

Music Department

  • Nõialoom
    TV Movie
    • lyricist
    • 1982
  • Tavaline rästik
    TV Short
    • spells
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • January 22, 1941
    • Tartu, Estonia
  • Died
    • August 8, 2021
    • Estonia(complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
  • Spouses
      Tiia Toomet1969 - August 8, 2021 (his death, 4 children)

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