Eino Baskin (17 June 1929 – 11 March 2015) was an

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n actor and theatre director. Baskin was born in

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parents Hirsch and Maria Baskin (née Raage). In 1951 he graduated from before becoming engaged at the

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. In 1980 he established

Vanalinnastuudio Vanalinnastuudio (literally 'Old Town Studio') was a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west b ...

and for a long time he was its director. When Vanalinnastuudio was closed, he established Old Baskin's Theater.

Personal life

In 1954, he married actress Ita Ever. Their son was actor and director

Roman Baskin Roman Baskin (25 December 1954 – 13 September 2018) was an Estonian actor and director of stage and screen. His parents were Eino Baskin and Ita Ever. Baskin's credits as an actor included '' Lotte from Gadgetville'' (2006), '' 186 Kilometres' ...

. The couple later divorced. He married his second wife, Galina Dõrdina 1961, with whom he had a daughter who died in infancy. The couple remained married for 38 years, until Dõrdina's death in 1999. In 2000, he married Veera Toll. The couple remained married until Baskin's death in Tallinn in 2015. Baskin also had a daughter, actress

Katrin Pärn Katrin Pärn (born 20 May 1977) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress and singer. Early life and education Katrin Pärn was born in Tallinn to actor, theatre founder, and director Eino Baskin (1929–2015) and actress and politician ...

, from a relationship with actress, theologian and politician Malle Pärn in 1977.

Selected filmography

* ''Tagahoovis'' (1957) * ''Juhuslik kohtumine'' (1961) * ''Bonycrone and Captain Drum'' (1978) * ''Kolm rubiini'' (1978) * ''Murder on the 31st Floor Part I'' (1979) * ''Teisikud'' (1982) * ''The Triangle'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1993–2010) * ''Fox Woman'' (2002) * ''Õpetajate tuba'' (2003) * '' The Visit of the Old Lady'' (2006) * ''ENSV'' (2010) : Source: EFIS

References

1929 births 2015 deaths Male actors from Tallinn 20th-century Estonian Jews 21st-century Estonian Jews Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors Estonian theatre directors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors People's Artists of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Honoured Workers of the Arts Industry of the Estonian SSR Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class {{Estonia-actor-stub