Kaarel Ird (27 August 190925 December 1986) was an Estonian theatre leader, director and actor. Ird was born in

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, and his theatrical career started in 1932 in Pärnu Töölisteater. Since 1940 he worked at

Vanemuine Theatre Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...

, being most of time its stage manager, but in the meantime also its head. From 1963 to 1971 and again from 1980 to 1985, Ird was a deputy of the

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. In 1936, Ird wed the stage actress and theatre director Epp Kaidu. He died on 25 December 1986 in

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. Awards: * 1946 * 1959

Selected filmography

* 1947 ''

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'' (feature film; role: Western agent) * 1955 ' (feature film; role: ?) * 1973 ' (feature film; role: prosecutor) * 1974 ' (feature film; role: Broschowski)

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