Boris Jaanikosk

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Boris Jaanikosk , born as Boris Jankovski , (born June 4 . Jul / 16th June  1897 greg. , †  1. June 1976 ) was an Estonian musician , actor and film director . He is considered a pioneer in Estonian film history.

life and work

Boris Jaanikosk was born as Boris Jankovski and later renamed his family name in Jaanikosk. In 1929 Jaanikosk played one of the leading roles in the Estonian film production company Jüri Rumm , directed by Johannes Loop . The film premiered in December 1929. In 1930 he made the first musical film in Estonian film history. The short film Kuldämblik (in German "Die Goldspinne"), for which he also wrote the screenplay, was also the first Estonian sound film. The black and white film is considered lost.

In the 1950s Boris Jaanikosk was employed as an editor for the Soviet-Estonian newsreel Filmikroonika .

Boris Jaanikosk is buried today in the Pärnamäe Cemetery ( Pärnamäe kalmistu ) in Tallinn in the special area of ​​the Estonian Cinema Association.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/boris_jaanikosk
  2. ↑ http://kultuur.elu.ee/ke498_kohvikud.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.efis.ee/et/inimesed/id/650
  4. ↑ http://www.kalmistud.ee/g1/haudi?action=hauaplats&filter_hauaplats_hauaplats=131414
personal data
SURNAME Jaanikosk, Boris
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jankovski, Boris (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian musician, actor and film director
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1897
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 1976