Martti Soosaar

Martti Soosaar (born 11 June, 1933) is an Estonian journalist and writer.

The son of photographer Hans Soosaar, Soosaar graduated from Tartu University in journalism. He worked as a newspaper editor for Noorte Hääl.^[1] He featured in the Estonian Radio television sitcom "Õhtujutud" (Evening Stories) which consisted of interviews with the artists. Martti Soosaar has also written for Kymen Sanomat, a major Finnish broadsheet newspaper.^[2]

Soosaar has also been involved with film and theatre and in 1997 released Lea Valter and then in 1998/1999 he filmed and starred in the documentary Enn Põldroosi härrasmeeste seltskond in which he worked with noted animation film director Rein Raamat.^[3][4]

Selected works

• Raamatud "August Vomm" (1977)
• "Kunstnik ja modell" (1978)
• "Ateljee-etüüde" (interviews with artists 1983)^[5]
• "Ateljee-etüüde. 2 (interviews with artists; 1990)
• "Eesti ex libris" (Helsinki)
• "Tuntud ja tundmatu Gori" (2003)^[6]
• "Lase vareseid!"
• Stsenaariumid "Lea Valter" (1997) (film)
• "Enn Põldroosi härrasmeeste seltskond" (1998) (film)

References

1. Soosaar "Martti Lase vareseid! Raamat eilsest Eesti elust. Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2006." Check |url= value (help). Harju Maakonnaraamatukogu (Harju Public Library). Retrieved December 11, 2010.
2. "Optimismi laantuu reaalisuut". Kymen Sanomat. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
3. "LEA VALTER. EESTI VAIBAKUNSTNIK" and“ENN PÕLDROOSI HÄRRASMEESTE SELTSKOND". Teater Muusika Cino. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
4. "Rein Raamat tiris eestlased joonisfilmi juurde". Extract from Postimees. March 20, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
5. "Martti Soosaar "Ateljee-etüüde" (1983)". Osta. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
6. Tuntud ja tundmatu Gori (2003), Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus