Background
Gunar Priede was born on March 17, 1928 in Riga, in the family of a government official Reinhold Priedes.
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Gunar Priede was born on March 17, 1928 in Riga, in the family of a government official Reinhold Priedes.
Gunar Priede graduated from Ventspils Secondary School and the Department of Architecture of the Civil Engineering Faculty at the University of Latvia (1953).
Gunar Priede was appointed Writers' Union of Drama Consultant (1958-1960), to Riga Film Studio (1960-1964), the Ministry of Culture (1964-1965), the Latvian Filmmakers Union Board as secretary (1965-1968), secretary of the Writers 'Union (1972-1974), secretary the Writers' Union Board (1974-1984), the Lenin and USSR State Prize Committee (1975-1989), and the Latvian Brethren Cemetery Committee (1989). He was awarded with the Order of Three Stars (IV class).