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Marie Under's 70th Birthday (1953)

Original title: Marie Underi 70. sünnipäev

Amateur films Duration 02:53

Sünopsis

Celebrating poetess Marie Under's 70th birthday in her home in Stockholm on March 27, 1953. Marie Under is being congratulated by writer August Mälk, linguist Johannes Aavik. Speech is held by pastor Aleksander Täheväli. The cameraman has also recorded Täheväli's wife Adele; August Mälk's wife Leini; Artur Adson; diplomatist Aleksander Varma's wife Marta Varma; doctor Maria Kleitsman; Marie Under's sister Berta Under; Marie's daughter, painter Hedda Hacker; Marie's older daughter, translator Dagmar Stock with her husband, religious minister Hermann Stock who was also a poet and a translator; Aadu Lüüs's daughter Hele lüüs; Helmi Eller, teacher of Estonian language and literature in Stockholm Estonian School; editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Stockholms-Tidningen for Estonians" Juhan Kokla and his wife Hilda Kokla; linguist and teacher Mea Krims-Kotkas.

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