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Mar 17, 1928 Riga, Latvia Died on 22 Dec 2000 (aged 72)
Playwright and writer
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About Gunrs Priede
- Gunars Priede (1928–2000) was a Latvian playwright, engineer and architect.
- He was originally a civil engineer for the Soviet government in Latvia who became the most important Latvian playwright of the Soviet era.
- He penned numerous dramas and comedies with lyrical, metaphorical and realist qualities, reflecting social conditions in Latvia at the time.He was appointed Writers' Union of Drama Consultant (1958 - 1960), to Riga Film Studio (1960 - 1964), the Ministry of Culture (1964 - 1965), the Latvian Filmmakers Union Board as secretary (1965 - 1968), secretary of the Writers’ Union (1972 - 1974), secretary the Writers' Union Board (1974 - 1984), the Lenin and USSR State Prize Committee (1975 - 1989), and the Latvian Brethren Cemetery Committee (1989).
- He was awarded with the Order of Three Stars (IV class).
