Vitalis Gruodis
Vitalis Gruodis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 March 1921 |
| Died | 30 December 2011 (aged 90) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1941–1990 |
Vitalis Gruodis (24 March 1921 – 30 December 2011) was a Lithuanian
theater actor and director of the first Lithuanian television broadcast. He is the father of director Rimantas Gruodis. Gruodis is responsible for creating around thirty documentaries, as well as a multitude of Soviet-era Lithuanian films and plays for children.[1][2][3]
Biography
Vitalis Gruodis was born on 24 March 1921 in the village of Tolovka in the Samara Oblast of Russia. Gruodis' grandparents were deported to Russia because of their participation in the 1863 January Uprising. In 1922, Gruodis and his parents returned to Lithuania, were provided with land, and worked as farmers in the Rokiškis District Municipality.
From 1939 to 1941, he attended the
In 1954, Gruodis was appointed as the director of the Lithuanian Committee for Radio and Television. In 1957, along with fellow actor and friend
Ulanbataar to direct radio and television programs. He retired from his position in 1990.[1][2] From 1997 to 2008, Gruodis acted in a total of five films.[5]
Vitalis Gruodis died on 30 December 2011 in Vilnius.
Notable works
- Raudonkepuraitė (Little Red Riding Hood), 1952, children's play
- Princas ir elgeta (The Prince and the Beggar), 1953, children's play
- Posūkis (The Turn), 1967 (secondary director)
- Kai aš mažas buvau (When I Was Little), 1968 (secondary director)
- Birželis, vasaros pradžia (June, the Beginning of Summer), 1969 (secondary director)
- Trečiojo grūdo likimas (The Fate of the Third Grain), 1971
- Bendraamžiai (Contemporaries), 1973
- Aš, Vytautas Alseika (I, Vytautas Alseika), 1973
- Vėtrungėm paženklinti (To Mark the Weather Vanes), 1975
- Kaltinami žmogžudyste (Accused of Murder), 1977
- Karlagas – mirties žemė (Karlag – the Land of Death), 1990
References
- ^ a b c Blynaitė, Laura. "Vitalis Gruodis". vle.lt.
- ^ a b c "Vitalis Gruodis". limis.lt.
- ^ "LRT fotoarchyvas: Vitalis Gruodis". lrt.lt.
- ^ Juodpusis, Vaclovas. ""Lietuva"". vle.lt.
- ^ "Виталис Груодис". kinopoisk.ru.
