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ensemble. In 1944, a puppet theater was formed from the ensemble. At the end of World War II, the theater returned to Latvia. Jānis Žīgurs became the director of the puppet theater, Mirdza Ķempe became the artistic director, and Žīgure became one of the leading actresses. Thus, Žīgure was one of the
89:(2 March 1918 – 6 September 2022) was a Latvian stage actress. She was one of the founders of the Latvian Puppet Theater and worked there until 1986. She received the honorary title of Meritorious Stage Artist of the Latvian SSR in 1967.
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