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The multitalented Tapio Rautavaara ( March 8, 1915 - September 25, 1979) of Finland was successful and famous as an athlete, performing artist and actor. He won the gold medal in the javelin at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and many other top placements in international javelin competitions. He was also a member of the Finnish winning team in the archery World Championships of 1958. Picture on the right is an "official" fan picture from 1946, that highlighted both of his roles.His mellow, sentimental recordings are still somewhat popular. His version of the Johnny Cash mainstay I Walk the Line given the title Yölinjalla (and transformed into a song about a long haul truck-driver) is one of the most frequently played recordings played on the radio on nights. Another perennial favorite is his recording of the Reino Helismaa 's song Päivänsäde ja Menninkäinen (about a sprite of daylight and a nocturnal troll, and their doomed romance).
Rautavaara acted in numerous Finnish films, and was also supposedly a candidate for the part of TarzanTarzan a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes and then in twenty-three sequels. The Tarzan story Tarzan is the orphaned son of aristocratic English parents marooned in Africa in the late 1800s. after Johnny WeissmullerJohnny Weissmuller ( June 2, 1904 January 20, 1984) was an American swimmer and actor. He was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two National Championships and set sixty-seven quit his career.
His memorial is located in the centre of HelsinkiHelsingin kaupunki Helsingfors stad CityHelsinki ( 1550) Administrative Province Southern Finland Historical Province Uusimaa Area Total Land Water Ranked 349th686 km²186 km²500 km² Population Total (2003-12-31) Density Ranked 1st559,3302,923/km² (1st) Ti's OulunkyläOulunkyl ( Swedish ggelby is a suburb of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, located 6 km from the center of the city. It has been inhabited since the 13th century. Earlier an independent community, it was made part of Helsinki in 1946. A rink used for spee district, where Rautavaara spent most of his life.
1 Rautavaara's most renowned recordings
- Päivänsäde ja menninkäinen, 1949/1965
- Reissumies ja kissa, 1949
- Kulkuri ja joutsen, 1950
- Isoisän olkihattu, 1951/1964
- Ontuva Eriksson, 1951
- Sininen uni, 1952
- Juokse sinä humma, 1953
- Kulkuriveljeni Jan, 1956
- Yölinjalla, 1962
- Tuopin jäljet, 1963
- En päivääkään vaihtaisi pois, 1979
2 Rautavaara's filmography
- Vain sinulle (1945)
- Synnin jäljet (1946)
- Kuudes käsky (1947)
- Kultamitalivaimo (1947)
- Sinut minä tahdon (1949)
- Aila, Pohjolan tytär (1951)
- Rion yö (1951)
- Salakuljettajan laulu (1952)
- Pekka Puupää (1953)
- 2 hauskaa vekkulia (1953)
- Me tulemme taas (1953)
- Kummituskievari (1954)
- Veteraanin voitto (1955)
- Villi Pohjola (1955)
- Kaunis Kaarina (1955)
- Kahden ladun poikki (1958)
- Molskis, sanoi Eemeli, molskis! (1960)
- Tähtisumua (1961)
- X-paroni (1964)
- Anna (1970)
Rautavaara, Tapio
Rautavaara, Tapio
Rautavaara, Tapio
Rautavaara, Tapio
Rautavaara, Tapio
