Vilho Siivola (10 April 1910 – 28 November 1984) was a

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, film director,

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and a member of the Council of Theatre. Siivola was born in

Valkeakoski Valkeakoski (; lit. "white rapids") is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located south of Tampere, north of Hämeenlinna and north of Helsinki in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of wh ...

. His career included

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, where he was both an actor and a

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and

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. Notably, in 1953 he was one of the founders of 'Kivi-juhlat’ (a theatre festival based in the childhood town of Aleksis Kivi) and was its first director in 1977. In addition he wrote two books, ''Myllykylästä Maailmalle'' (1975) and ''Maailmassa Maailmaa'' (1983). He died, aged 74, in

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* 1910 births 1984 deaths People from Valkeakoski People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Festival directors Finnish film directors Finnish television directors Finnish theatre directors 20th-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-film-director-stub