Pēteris Pētersons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pēteris Pētersons

playwright

Date of Birth: 24-May-1923

Place of Birth: Jūrmala, Latvia

Date of Death: 09-Oct-1998

Profession: actor, politician, translator, journalist, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Peteris Petersons (1923–1998) was a Latvian playwright, theatre director and drama critic, theorist, translator, journalist and social activist.
His debut play, Cilveks oktobra veja (A Man in the October Wind) caem in 1947, and he began directing at the Theatre Institute in 1953.
His production of Man trisdesmit gadu (I’m Thirty Years Old) in 1962 was met with considerable acclaim.
He also translated numerous plays and theoretical writings, especially from French. From 1993 until his death he served as President of the Latvian Society and director of the Latvian Centre of the International Theatre Institute, and also served on the Riga City Council.