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Raimonds Staprans was born in Riga, Latvia.
Fled Latvia during Soviet invasion and immigrated to the United States with his family.
Earned his Master of Fine Arts degree, studying under notable artists.
His play 'The Freezing' was produced in San Francisco and Riga.
His influential play 'Four Days in June,' depicting the Soviet occupation of Latvia, premiered and won first prize at the Baltic Theatre Festival.
Received Latvia's highest civilian honor for his contributions.
A major career retrospective of his art opened, later traveling to Riga, Latvia.
Raimonds Staprans passed away at the age of 99.
