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'''Glory Leppänen''' ({{nee}} '''Renvall'''; 28 November 1901 — 26 October 1979) was a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] actress, theatre and film director, and writer.<ref name="uv">{{cite web |title=Leppänen, Glory |url=https://uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-170045-LeppaenenGlory |website=Uppslagsverket.fi |access-date=2 March 2021 |language=sv}}</ref><ref name="kb" /> |
'''Glory Leppänen''' ({{nee}} '''Renvall'''; 28 November 1901 — 26 October 1979) was a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] actress, theatre and film director, and writer.<ref name="uv">{{cite web |title=Leppänen, Glory |url=https://uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-170045-LeppaenenGlory |website=Uppslagsverket.fi |access-date=2 March 2021 |language=sv}}</ref><ref name="kb" /> |
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Revision as of 16:17, 2 March 2021
Glory Leppänen (née Renvall; 28 November 1901 — 26 October 1979) was a Finnish actress, theatre and film director, and writer.[1][2]
Personal life
Glory Renvall was born in Paris to a wealthy Finnish family. Her mother was the internationally-renowned operatic soprano Aino Ackté, and her father the lawyer, business executive and Senaattori (ie. Minister) Heikki Renvall.[1]
In 1924, Glory Renvall married the actor Aarne Leppänen, but he died in 1937 at the relatively young age of 43.[3]
Career
Stage
Glory Leppänen trained at Suomen Näyttämöopisto (lit. 'Finnish Stage College'), which later came to be merged into Helsinki Theatre Academy, graduating in 1922.[3] She continued her studies in Europe, including at Regieseminar Max Reinhardt in Vienna.[3]
Leppänen was attached to the Finnish National Theatre as an actor from 1922 to 1936.[3]
After that, she moved into leadership roles, as Director of the municipal theatre companies of Turku (1936—1938), Vyborg (1938—1939), Pori (1940—1943), Tampere (1943—1949) and Helsinki (Helsingin Kansanteatteri) (1949—1957).[3][2]
Leppänen also directed productions at the Finnish National Theatre and Opera of Finland (now Finnish National Opera).[3] Her directorial work was heavily influenced by Reinhardt's philosophies.[2]
Film
Leppänen appeared in three films in the 1920s and 1930s. She also directed one feature-length film, Onnenpotku (1936),[4] which was the first Finnish feature-length film directed by a woman, and as of 2020 remains the most successful such film by cinema audience numbers, with over 400,000 tickets sold.[5]
Writing
In the 1960s, Leppänen published several adventure novels.[3][1]
She also wrote a book each on her mother Aino Ackté, and grandmother Emmy Achté, as well as her own memoirs titled Elämäni Teatteria (1971) (lit. 'Theatre of My Life').[3][1]
Honours and awards
Leppänen was awarded the Pro Finlandia medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Leppänen, Glory". Uppslagsverket.fi (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Leppänen, Glory (1901-1979)". Kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kuka Kukin On (Who's Who) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1978. p. 521. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Onnenpotku (1936)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Frozen 2 rikkoi parikin ennätystä: tilastoidun historian katsotuin animaatio ja naisohjaajan elokuva" (in Finnish). Elokuvauutiset. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2021.