Arto Melleri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish author and poet
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Place of Birth: Lappajärvi, Finland
About Arto Melleri
- Arto Matti Vihtori Melleri (7 September 1956 in Lappajärvi – 13 May 2005 in Helsinki) was a Finnish poet and writer.
- Melleri gained fame with the play, Pete Q, in the 1970s.
- He studied at the Theatre Academy of Helsinki 1976 - 1980.
- He was granted an artist's Finnish state pension in 2003. Melleri was a diverse writer; his output consisted of poetry, collections of short stories, plays, a film script and an opera libretto. Melleri was an archetype of a Finnish bohemian poet.
- He was hit by a car in 1998, causing him brain damage which eventually led to his death.
- Melleri was married to Nadja Pyykkö.
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