Elfriede Saarik (full name Erika Elfriede Elena Saarik, since 1941 Tubin; 22 May 1916 – 22 October 1983) was an Estonian dancer and stage actress.

Career

Elfriede Saarik was born in the Karkaraly District of Karaganda in Kazakhstan to Estonian parents. From 1935, she studied at

Tiina Kapper Dance Studio Tiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. People named Tiina include: *Tiina Ala-aho (born 19??), Finnish Paralympic track and field athlete *Tiina Benno (born 1961), Estonian politician *Tiina Intelmann (born 1963), Estonian diplomat ...

and also studied piano and attended the drama study group at the Vanemuine theatre in

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. From 1935 until 1944, she was a dancer at the Vanemuine. In 1944, she fled the Soviet re-occupation of Estonia and fled to Sweden with her husband, composer and conductor

Eduard Tubin Eduard Tubin ( – 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer. Life Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his fat ...

and sons Rein and Eino, where she worked as a shop assistant and draughtsman. She wrote the libretto for the ballet "

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Personal life

Saarik was married to composer Eduard Tubin. Their son is journalist Eino Tubin. Following her death, she was buried next to her husband in the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in

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. On 4 June 2018, the remains of Saarik and Tubin were sent in urns to be interred at Tallinn's

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, where a memorial ceremony took place on 18 June 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saarik, Elfriede 1916 births 1983 deaths Estonian female dancers Estonian musical theatre actresses Estonian stage actresses Estonian World War II refugees Estonian emigrants to Sweden People from Karaganda Burials at Metsakalmistu