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Arto Melleri

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Arto Melleri

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1956-09-07 (Lappajärvi)
Died
2005-05-13 (Helsinki) age 48
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Finnish
Residence History
Helsinki

Career

Occupations
poet, writer
Active Years
1970-2005

Education

Theatre Academy of Helsinki
Theatre
Period: 1976-1980
Country: Finland

Awards

Finlandia Award
1991
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pete Q

1970 play

Play that gained fame in the 1970s

Health

  • traumatic brain injury
    1998-2005
    Brain damage eventually led to his death

Legacy

Archetype of a Finnish bohemian poet

In Popular Culture

  • 2003 documentary film Wanderer of a Lonely Star

Trivia

  • Married to Nadja Pyykkö
  • Granted artist's state pension in 2003