Portrait of Petras Vaiciunas

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Vinco Vaičiūno and Mary Šarkaitės-Razumienė-Vaičiūnienė raised seven children: Ignacio, George, Stanislav Razum, Peter, George, Victor VAIČIŪNAS and Hannah Razum. Priests became Juozas Vaičiūnas and Stanislav Razumas, while Victor Vaičiūnas pursued a career in psychiatry and Peter Vaičiūnas established himself as one of the first professional Lithuanian theater organizers, directors, and playwrights. Judith Vaičiūnaitė's life took a significant turn with her uncle Mr. Vaičiūnas' involvement, becoming the first critic and adviser. Completing his four-year school year in 1907 at Ukmerge, he moved to Petrograd from 1914-1918, where he studied psychoneurology at the Institute and University of Petrograd while working with educational and cultural institutions. His dramatic debut took place on March 6th, 1916, at the Theatre Krivoje Zerkalo, featuring his first play "Flowered Withering Flowers" during a charity evening. Returning to Lithuania in 1920, he became a member of the Drama vaidyklos from 1920-1923 and the State Drama Theater Authority. In 1921, he married actress Teofilija Dragūnaitė and had a son named Arno. From 1930-1935, Vinco Vaičiūnas served as secretary to the folklore commission at Vytautas Magnus University, while also holding positions on the State Theatre repertoire Commission from 1931-1932 and again from 1935-1939. Following World War II, he worked at LMA Library in Vilnius, eventually becoming its director.