Kaarlo Nuorvala

Finnish writer and director

Kaarlo Nuorvala

Born	June 28, 1910 Vyborg, Russian Empire
Died	June 24, 1967(1967-06-24) (aged 56) Helsinki, Finland
Pen name	Reino Arras, Hilkka Helovuo, Kalle Kivipää

Kaarlo Ilmari Nuorvala (formerly Nylenius; 28 June 1910 − 24 June 1967) was a Finnish writer, screenwriter and director who also made a few appearances in films as an actor. He occasionally used pseudonyms Reino Arras, Hilkka Helovuo and Kalle Kivipää.^[1]

Nuorvala wrote several adventure novels, detective novels and books for girls. Some of those were written under pseudonyms Bob Palmer, Roy Milton, Max Dugan and Earl Kennington. Nuorvala was most prolific in the 1940s. In 1945 alone, 27 books were published.^[2]

He was the editor-in-chief of the Finnish National Socialist Labor Organisation's magazine for a while in the summer of 1942.

As an actor

Suomalaistyttöjä Tukholmassa (1952)
Kolmiapila (1953)
Viettelysten tie (1955)
Kultainen vasikka (1961)

Selected screenplays

Tukkijoella (1951)
The Millionaire Recruit (1953)
Alaston malli karkuteillä (1953)
Vääpelin kauhu (1957)
Gas, Inspector Palmu! (1961)
The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu (1962)

References

^ "ELONET − Kaarlo Nuorvala". KAVA. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
^ "Suomalainen dekkari 100 vuotta" (PDF). Jyväskylän yliopiston kirjasto. Retrieved 28 January 2013.