Ferdinand Veike (13 November 1924, Saueaugu – 14 August 2015) 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 ...

puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, called a puppet, to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from ...

actor. In 1952 he founded Estonian State Puppet Theater (now, the

NUKU Theatre NUKU Theatre ( et, NUKU teater, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre and Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on puppetry. It is currently the only professional puppet and visu ...

) and was a principal actor with the theatre. In 2001 he was awarded with

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...

, V class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veike, Ferdinand 1924 births 2015 deaths People from Türi Parish Estonian male stage actors People's Artists of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 5th Class Burials at Pärnamäe Cemetery