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Leelo Tungal

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 2577985

IMDb ID: nm1888494

Known for: Writing

Born: June 22, 1947

Age: 79

Place of birth: Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2013 - 2025

Years active: 13

Wikidata: Q432806

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Biography

Leelo Tungal (born June 22, 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian poet, children's writer, translator, editor and librettist. Tungal studied Estonian literature at the University of Tartu. After her graduation, she has worked as a teacher, editor, drama and literature consultant for the Estonian Puppet Theatre, and as a freelance writer. In 1994, she founded the children's magazine Hea Laps, and worked as its editor-in-chief until January 2019. She has published over 80 books of prose and poetry for children and young adults, has written several libretti for Estonian composers, and has translated children's poetry and plays from Bulgarian, English, Finnish, Russian, and several other languages. Leelo Tungal was married to composer Raimo Kangro; their children are writer Maarja Kangro, artist Kirke Kangro and cultural critic Anna-Magdaleena Kangro.