Juhan Viiding
| Juhan Viiding | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 June 1948 Tallinn |
| Died | 21 February 1995 (aged 46) Rapla |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Other names | Jüri Üdi |
| Occupation | Poet, actor |
| Spouse(s) | Riina Viiding |
| Children | Elo Viiding |
Juhan Viiding (1 June 1948 – 21 February 1995), also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor.
Juhan Viiding was born on 1 June 1948 in Tallinn to Linda and Paul Viiding. His father Paul was also a well-known poet in Estonia who had belonged to the influential Arbujad (Soothsayers) - a collective group of eight young influential poets who rose to prominence before the outbreak of World War II. Juhan was the youngest of four children and the only boy—his older sisters were Reet, Anni and Mari. He was an intellectually precocious and restless youngster. Between the years 1968 and 1972, Viiding studied theatre and stagecraft at the Tallinn Conservatoire.
Juhan Viiding's daughter Elo is a poet as well.
On 21 February 1995 Juhan Viiding committed suicide by cutting his wrists in Rapla.
Upon his graduation in 1972, Viiding worked in Tallinn's National Drama Theatre (now the Estonian Drama Theatre).
During the last ten years of his life Viiding staged many plays. His favourite playwrights were Samuel Beckett, Ionesco, and Betsuyaku.
Viiding worked at the Estonian Drama Theatre until his death on 21 February 1995.
Juhan Viiding who until 1975 published his poetry under the pseudonym Jüri Üdi (George Marrow) was the brightest talent to appear in Estonian poetry in the 1970s. Unlike the major poets of the immediately preceding generation (Rummo, Kaplinski, Runnel), he never wrote essays or criticism.
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