{"id":353,"date":"2024-04-03T23:39:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/leies\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:10:19","slug":"leies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/l\/leies\/","title":{"rendered":"Uno Leies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPlays <\/strong><\/a>\"Uno<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Uno Leies (6. X 1931 \u2013 13. IX 1988) was a television director, puppeteer and children\u2019s author.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe was born in Narva, attended secondary school in Tallinn and architectural college. In 1954 he graduated from the teaching studio of the Drama Theatre. He worked as a construction technician and actor at the ESSR State Puppet Theatre from 1953 to 1960 and as a director with ETV (Estonian State Television) from 1961. He was a member of the Estonian Theatre Union from 1955, and the Writers\u2019 Union from 1973. He died in Tallinn, and is buried in Metsakalmistu (\u2018Forest Cemetery\u2019).<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tUno Leies is the author of several texts that have become classics of Estonian children\u2019s poetry. His first poem appeared in 1952; his first children\u2019s collection, Harjavars on pikem mehest<\/em> (\u2018A Broomstick Is Taller than a Man\u2019), came out in 1963. These were followed by Muti metroo<\/em> (\u2018The Mole\u2019s Underground\u2019, 1965), Tillukesi killukesi<\/em> (\u2018Tiny Tiddlers\u2019, 1966), Loomade ol\u00fcmpiaad<\/em> (\u2018The Animals\u2019 Olympics\u2019, 1968), Kasetohust kaabu<\/em> (\u2018The Birchbark Hat\u2019, 1970), Atsi patsid<\/em> (\u2018Ats\u2019 Plaits\u2019, 1970), and Kuri muri<\/em> (\u2018Angry Doggy\u2019, 1982). The characters in Leies\u2019 benevolent, hearty and simply evocative poems are mostly animals or children. The texts have a characteristic humour, which is used to promote instructive messages. Many of them have been set to music. Probably every Estonian knows Leies\u2019 poem Muti metroo<\/em>.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe has also written plays for marionettes, which appeared in the collection L\u00f5bus nukupere<\/em> (\u2018The Merry Puppet Family\u2019, 1971). He was the director of several series that have become classics of Estonian children\u2019s TV-broadcasting, such as Tipp ja T\u00e4pp<\/em> (\u2018Tip and Tap\u2019, 1965-1981), Hunt Kriimsilm<\/em> (\u2018Wolf-eye\u2019, 1968-1987), and Tammet\u00f5ru seiklused<\/em> (\u2018Acorn\u2019s Adventures\u2019, 1988). As in the poetry for children, so also in the puppet-plays and television series one meets lively characters in friendly and humorous situations. Most of the protagonists are animals, such as Wolf-eye, who won great popularity. Through the various situations they encounter, warmth and wisdom are dispensed in a way that is friendly to children without too much didactic tendency.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA. K. (Translated by C. M.)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\tBooks in Estonian<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChildren\u2019s poetry<\/em><\/strong>
Harjavars on pikem mehest<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1963, 32 lk.
Muti metroo<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1965, 29 lk. [J\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 1993, 2011.]
Tillukesi killukesi<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1966, 24 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 2016, pealkirja all \u2018Kurr ja nurr\u2019.]
Loomade ol\u00fcmpiaad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1968, 40 lk.
Atsi patsid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1970, 33 lk.
Kasetohust kaabu<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1970, 19 lk.
Kuri muri<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1982, 33 lk.
Hiire auto<\/strong>: luuletused. Tipp ja T\u00e4pp<\/strong>: l\u00fchijutud. Tallinn: E. Leies, 2001, 159 lk.
Miisu s\u00fcnnip\u00e4ev<\/strong>. Koost. E. Leies. Tallinn: TEA kirjastus, 2007, 52 lk.
Sipelgate jalgpall<\/strong>. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2016, 21 lk.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tStories for children<\/em><\/strong>
Tipp ja T\u00e4pp<\/strong>: jutustused. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1986, 34 lk.
Hiire auto<\/strong>: luuletused. Tipp ja T\u00e4pp<\/strong>: l\u00fchijutud. Tallinn: E. Leies, 2001, 159 lk.
Tipp ja T\u00e4pp<\/strong>: jutustused ja n\u00e4idendid nutikatest nukulastest. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2016, 62 lk.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlays<\/em><\/strong>
L\u00f5bus nukupere<\/strong>: nukun\u00e4idendid mudilastele ja nooremale koolieale. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1971, 203 lk.
Tipp ja T\u00e4pp<\/strong>: jutustused ja n\u00e4idendid nutikatest nukulastest. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2016, 62 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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