T.J. Särkkä

Toivo Jalmari Särkkä 20 November 1890 Mikkeli 9 February 1975 Helsinki born Toivo Hjalmar Silén was a Finnish film producer and director Before his career in filmmaking Särkkä worked as a bank manager and chairman in Kotimainen Työ an organization promoting Finnish work and products After the death of Erkki Karu founder and owner of Suomen Filmiteollisuus Särkkä became the CEO thus producing 233 and directing 49 feature films In 1965 when Finnish film industry was in difficulties due to the coming of television Särkkä initiated bankruptcy of Suomen Filmiteollisuus He was CEO of the production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus Särkkä married RussianLithuanian Margariitta Beljavsky in 1914 They had one daughter From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia