Elmo Ellor

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Elmo Ellor ( real name Elmar or Elmo Ploom , born June 20, 1907 in Sänna, Rõuge district , † August 1, 1986 in Võru ) was an Estonian playwright and journalist .

Life

Elmo Ellor attended high schools in Võru, Petseri and Valga and was active as a freelance reporter and playwright from 1928 . From 1938 he worked as a dramaturge in the "Kandle" theater in Võru, where from 1939 he also worked in a newspaper editorial office. After the Sovietization of Estonia in 1940, he was a victim of June deportation in 1941 and spent the next 18 years of his life in Siberia .

In 1959 he was able to return to Estonia. Since 1961 he had modest jobs in the construction sector, from 1967 to 1989 he was employed at the local museum in Võru as a research assistant.

plant

Ellor made his debut with a romance novel (1932) and afterwards wrote a number of "undemanding folk plays", which, however, were very popular on amateur stages and were even staged in Finland. They mostly represented a harmonious life in the country. The pieces stood out due to their comical character drawings, humor and, in places, dialect language.

bibliography

  • Tuulispea ('The Hot Head '). Tallinn: Rahva Elu 1932. 164 pp.
  • Diogenes koerakongis. Külanali 2 pildis ('Diogenes in the dog kennel. Village sway in two pictures'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1934. 32 pp.
  • Aeg tuleb. Draama 3 vaatuses epiloogiga ('The time will come. Drama in three acts with an epilogue'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1934. 63 pp.
  • Valge varese lend. Külanali 2 vaatuses ('The flight of the white crow. Village sway in two acts'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1935. 70 pp.
  • Raudne rahvas. Isamaalik sewing 3 pildis lauludega ('The iron people. Patriotic drama with songs in three pictures'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1935. 60 pp.
  • Maarahva lunastamine. Külakomöödia 3 vaatuses ('The redemption of the rural people. Village comedy in three acts'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1935. 86 pp.
  • Mare võit. Rahvatükk 3 vaatuses ('Mares victory. Folk piece in three acts'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1935. 76 pp.
  • Pärl poris. Komöödia 3 vaatuses ('The pearl in the dirt. Comedy in three acts'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1936. 105 pp.
  • Peep Adrakurg. Külakomöödia 3 vaatuses ('PA village comedy in three acts'). Tallinn: T. Mutsu 1939. 74 pp.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter 2006, p. 517.
  2. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, pp. 78-79.
  3. ↑ Eesti kirjanduse ajalugu. II köide. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1966, p. 336.
  4. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 79.
personal data
SURNAME Ellor, Elmo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ploom, Elmar; Ploom, Elmo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian playwright and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Sänna, Rõuge County
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1986
Place of death Võru