Erkki Mauno Gustaf Manninen, born 26 June 1915 in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, died 14 September 1969 in Kangasniemi, Finland, was a Finnish poet, painter and theatre director
Background
He was the son of poet Otto Manninen and writer Anni Swan.
Career
In 1965 Manninen married Lina Heydrich who was the widow of assassinated Steamship-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. According to the Finnish art historian Pirjo Hämäläinen, Manninen read an article about Lina Heydrich, got interested on her and traveled to meet Heydrich to the island of Fehmarn in Germany. Rautaiset tornit, 1944.
Kaks silmää vain, 1965.
