Ants Lauter

Born

1894-07-05

Died

1973-10-30

Birthplace

Veski, Wiek County, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire [now Rapla County, Estonia]

Biography

Ants Lauter (July 5, 1894 – October 30, 1973) was an Estonian actor, theatre director and pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1948). He was born in Veski, Wiek County. Since 1974 the Ants Lauter Award has been given to a young stage actor or theatre director.