Leonhard Merzin (10 February 1934 in Aruküla,
Kudina
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Parish (now
Maardla,
Mustvee Parish
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Settlements
;Town
Mustvee
;Boroughs
Avinurme, Lohusuu
;Villages
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) – 2 January 1990 in
Tartu
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[Леонхард Мерзин. Биография](_blank)
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/ref> His most notable role in Estonia is "Teacher Laur" in '' Spring'' (''Kevade'') and as Edgar in Soviet Union adaption of King Lear ('' Korol Lir'').[Леонхард Мерзин. Биография](_blank)
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Biography
From 1952 to 1954 Merzin studied at the Tartu Art School and in 1969 he graduated from the Viljandi School of Cultural Education.
Merzin also tried hand as a painter, mostly depicting nature and flowers.
250 px, Tombstone on the actor's grave
He is buried at the Raadi cemetery
The Raadi cemetery, ( et, Raadi kalmistu) is the oldest and largest burial ground in Tartu, Estonia, dating back to 1773. Many prominent historical figures are buried there. It is also the largest Baltic German cemetery in Estonia after the des ...
in Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
.
Filmography
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1934 births
1990 deaths
Estonian male film actors
Estonian male stage actors
Soviet male film actors
People from Mustvee Parish
20th-century Estonian male actors
Burials at Raadi cemetery
Soviet theatre directors
Estonian theatre directors
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