Alfred Mering (until 1936 Meering; 26 August 1903

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

– 24 April 1988 Tallinn) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n actor and theatre director. In 1927 he graduated from Estonian Drama Studio's theatre school. 1921-1924 he was a choir singer at

Estonia Theatre Estonia Theatre is an historic building in Tallinn, Estonia, which houses the Estonian National Opera and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. The original Jugendstil building was designed by Finnish architects Armas Lindgren and Wivi L� ...

. 1927-1936 (intermittently) he worked at

Ugala Theatre Ugala is a theatre in Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...

. 1926-1929 and 1967-1984 he worked at

Estonian Drama Theatre The Estonian Drama Theatre ( et, Eesti Draamateater) is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. It has the role of a national theatre for Estonia. The Estonia Theatre is located next door. History The building that houses the Estonian Drama Theatre was or ...

. 1932-1940 he worked at

Vanemuine Theatre Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It was the first Estonian language theatre. History ''1870–1906 The Beginning of the Beginning. Koidula’s Theatre, Wiera’s Theatre.'' On June 24, 1870 was the first day in Estonian theatre ...

. 1946-1965 he was the artistic manager of Estonia Theatre. Awards: * 1963: Estonian SSR merited artist

Productions of plays

* Faiko's "Õpetaja Bubus" (1927 in Ugala Theatre) * Kálmán's "Mariza" (1929 and 1936 in Ugala Theatre) * Kitzberg's and Simm's "Kosjasõit" (1929 in Ugala Theatre)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mering, Alfred 1903 births 1988 deaths Estonian male stage actors 20th-century Estonian male actors Estonian theatre directors Male actors from Tallinn Burials at Metsakalmistu Soviet male actors