Halja Klaar Explained

Halja Klaar
Birth Date:	17 December 1930
Birth Place:	Antsla, Estonia
Nationality:	Estonian
Occupation:	Film artist

Halja Klaar (17 December 1930 – 20 February 2021) was an Estonian film artist.

Biography

After she graduated from the in 1950, Klaar entered the Estonian Academy of Arts, graduating in 1957 with a degree in theatrical decoration. From 1957 to 1986, she worked as a production artist at Tallinnfilm. She worked on 20 feature films, including Dangerous Curves, Vallatud kurvid, , , , and others.^[1]

Halja Klaar died on 20 February 2021 at the age of 90.^[2]

Awards

• Merited Artist of the Estonian SSR (1982)
• Lifetime Achievement Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment's Audiovisual Arts Endowment (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Halja Klaar. Eesti Filmi Anomebaas. Estonian.
2. Web site: Suri filmi- ja maalikunstnik Halja Klaar. 22 February 2021. err.ee. Estonian.