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May Thit
May Thit ( my, မေသစ်; born Khin Thit 1925 – 2001) was a Burmese actress and singer. She won Best Actress Award for 1960, Best Supporting Actress Award for 1964 and 1976 in Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. She was famous around between 1950s and 1990s. Early life May Thit was born on 1925 to parents, Municipal Officer, U Ko Ko Gyi and Daw Than Shwe in Bago, British Burma. She studied education until middle school. May Thit dropped out of school after graduating from middle school because she was more interested in film art than education. She applied for a job as a hobby film actress at A1 Film Company. A1 Film Company had chosen May Thit as the new film actress. She became a film actress under the name 'May Thit' given by A1 Film Company from her original name Khin Thit. May Thit was only 16 years old at the time. Career Ma Thet had not been allowed to star in a movie for the first time, but she had only acted as a supporting actress. She made her debut in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orders, Decorations, And Medals Of Myanmar
This article considers the religious, military and civil Order (decoration), orders, Military decoration, decorations and medals of Burma, Union of Myanmar. Religious honorary orders Before and after Myanmar's independence, governments presented two Burmese Buddhist titles, religious orders, Abhidhaja Maha Rathta Guru and Agga Maha Pandita, to distinguished Theravada Buddhist monks. In 1953, the government set up a committee of venerable monks and a committee of individuals to award. The group set four qualifications for the Abhidhaja Maha Rathta Guru order and five qualifications for Agga Maha Pandita order. On 24 October 1991, the State Law and Order Restoration Council issued provision No. (42/91) and extended 20 religious orders. And provision No. (37/2010) enacted to confer the title of Tipitakadhara Dhammabhandagarika. The above 23 degrees divided into seven categories were announced and presented annually on Independence Day. Although the original qualifications for rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thukha
Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Company, won Best Picture Award for twice. Thukha directed 33 films and is considered the most successful Burmese film director. Biography Born Thein Maung in the Irrawaddy delta in British Burma, Thukha began writing poems as a middle school student. He became familiar with classical Burmese music at an early age thanks to his grandfather, a harpist. Thukha studied at Kyaiklat and Pyapon National Schools. Thukha began his writing career at age 19 with a short fiction work "Zabe Pwint" ("Jasmine Petal") in ''Kawi Myetmhan'' magazine under the pen name Sein Thein Dan. He began using the pen name ''Thukha'' – meaning "pleasure" when he began writing fiction for ''Shwin-Pyaw-Pyaw'' magazine. Of his novels, ''Gon-Ye-Matu-Lo-La'' (''Am I Not an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Births
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People From Bago Region
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyauk Lone
Kyauk Lone ( my, ကျောက်လုံး; ; also spelt as Kyauk Lon) was three-time Myanmar Academy Award-winning Burmese actor. He was the first recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in the Burmese film industry. He won his first Myanmar Academy Award in 1962 with the film ''Ah Twae'' (), achieved his second award in 1964 with the film ''Yinwae Ta Theint Theint'' () and the third award in 1965 with the film ''Chit Thamee'' (). Early life and education His birth name is Aung Gyi and he was born in 1917 in Natogyi, Myingyan District, to his father U Thay and Daw Tin. He is the fourth of seven siblings. As a child, he was educated in Myingyan and passed the tenth grade. Personal life Kyauk and his wife, Daw Mya Mya, have seven children, and only his granddaughter, Wah Wah Aung, entered the art world. Death He died on 26 May 1982 at the age of 63 at his home in Tamwe Township, Rangoon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Po Par Gyi
Po Par Gyi ( my, ဖိုးပါကြီး, ; March 1917 – January 14, 1980) was a popular traditional Burmese opera performer and two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning actor known for his comic roles. Biography Po Par Gyi was born Nyunt Hlaing in Bassein, Irrawaddy Division (now Pathein, Ayeyarwady Region) to San Pe, a Customs Inspector and his wife Hla. He graduated from Hinthada Government High School in 1936. Pursuing his interest in singing and dancing, he got his first break in 1938 with a starring role in a silent film ''Lu Pyo Tho'' produced by the Rangoon Film Company. But he would achieve fame in traditional Burmese opera. During the Japanese occupation (1942–1945), he moved to Yangon and became an opera actor in Director Kyaw Aye's ''Ye Ye Khaw Daw'' Opera. He continued to gain success in opera after Burmese independence in 1948. His notable opera performances include ''Pyo Letsaung'', ''Nge Kyun Swe'', and ''Ko Kyait Ta Ko Loat''. Between 1960 and 1961, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myint Aung (director)
Myint Aung ( my, မြင့်အောင် ; 1931 – 1996) was a Burma, Burmese film director and film actor. He was the father of famous actress Mo Mo Myint Aung. Biography Myint Aung was born to Daw Aye Nit and U Kyauk Kwe in Kawa in Bago Division in 1931. He founded Myint Aung Film Company in 1957. Some of his famous films he directed and acted in were ''Maung Yupa Yon'', and ''Zatlan Pa Ma''. Although his other famous films like ''Chit Nyima'' (1957), ''Mya Pan Wutyi'' (1957), ''Myitta Shwe Yi'' (1960) produced stars as well as Myanmar Academy Award winners, the award eluded the director himself. Filmography *''Lay Hte Ga Hpuza'' (1952) *''Moe Lon Pat Le'' *''Nyaungyan Nyi Naung'' *''Mya Haywun'' (1953) *''Chit Ma Ma'' (1955) *''Maung Yupa Yon'' (1957) *''Chit Nyima'' (1957) *''Mya Pan Wutyi'' (1957) *Chit Khae Tar A Mhan Par Pae (1958) *''Chit Ta A Mhan Be'' (1958) *''Myitta Shwe Yi'' (1960) *''Mwe So Thaw Meinkalay'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Myint Aung Burmese m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bawa Thanthayar
''Bawa Thanthayar'' ( my, ဘဝသံသရာ; ) is a 1956 Burmese black-and-white drama film, directed by Thukha starring Zeya, May Thit, Thukha and Aye Kyu. It is one of the most famous films in the history of Burmese cinema and was only released at the end of the year, but was the highest grossing film of 1956. Making film It was the debut film of Mandalay Film and was shot by Thukha in 1955 and took about a year. International released On December 14, 1956, it broke the record for the highest grossing sound film in Rangoon cinemas. It earned Ks.5,02,567/-. It was premiered in China and earned £stg.3,000. Cast * May Thit * Zeya * Thukha * Aye Kyu * Gyan Sein Awards Soundtrack The song "Life Cycle", written and sung by Thukha Thukha ( my, သုခ, ; 14 January 1910 – 7 December 2005) was a six-time Burmese Academy Award winning film director, writer, song writer, script writer, film actor and film producer. His film production company, Thukha Films Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shwe Done Bi Aung
Shwe Done Bi Aung ( my, ရွှေဒုံးဘီအောင်; born Nay Myo Kyaw Thu Aung 17 February 1906 – 11 March 1986) was a Burmese film director, writer, script-writer and composer. He is best known for directing in film '' Bo Aung Din'' (1941). Biography Shwe Done Bi Aung was born on 17 February 1906, to parents U Po Shwe Hla and Daw Hla Kay Thi in Nyaungdon, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma. He was eldest of two siblings. He went to Nyaungdon high School. In 1927, he passed the tenth grade. In 1932, while he was working as a clerk in the municipal office, he began wrote ''Kanhtoo'' novel for Dagon Magazine. As a student, he wrote the English poem Dying Ahzarni, referring to Bo Aung Kyaw, and won a gold medal in the competition.From the statements of Myanmar filmmakers After that, he was contacted by Dagon Magazine and moved to Rangoon from Nyaungdon. And he wrote novels under the name Shwe Done Bi Aung such as Yay Nat Daewei Padamani (ရေနတ်ဒေ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myint Myint Khin
Sithu Myint Myint Khin ( my, မြင့်မြင့်ခင်, ; nicknamed Baby; born Khin Kyi () on 13 August 1934) is a five-time Myanmar Academy Award and Myanmar Academy Award (Lifetime Achievement Award - Everlasting Outstanding Honorary Award) winning Burmese film actress who is considered one of the most talented actors of Burmese cinema. She is also the mother of well-known singer and actress May Sweet. Biography Myint Myint Khin was born Khin Kyi to Daw Saw Kyi and U Po Min, in Thanlyin in 1934, during the waning days of the British colonial era in Myanmar. Her father, also known as E.A. Fairmen, was an Englishman from India. Myint Myint Khin's English name is Rita Fairmen. She attended a Yangon convent school up to seventh standard. She made her film debut in 1949 with ''Maya Shin''. Not only was she one of the main leading actresses in the 1950s, Myint Myint Khin went on to win multiple (five) Burmese Academy Awards in her nearly five-decade-long career— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeya (Burmese Actor)
Zeya ( my, ဇေယျ ; 12 June 1916 – 7 October 1996) was a Burmese Academy Award winning film actor and director. He was also a famous body builder. Biography Zeya was born Hla Maung in Nyaunggon village in Upper Burma during the British colonial rule. The 8th of 10 siblings, Zeya left school only third grade to help out with his parents' plantation. He married Than Tin, the daughter of a Mandalay jewellery merchant. They would have nine children. Zeya became a professional body builder. At age 27, Zeya won the Zeyar Maung (Mr. Zeyar) title in 1943 given by Sagaing Body Building Association. In 1946, he won Shwe Man Maung (Mr. Golden Mandalay). Zeya made film debut in 1946. In 1956, he won the Burmese Academy Award in ''Bawa Thanthaya'' (Life's Samsara). He founded Zeyar Shwe Pyi Film Company and directed several films. Filmography * Ma Chit Le Poun Chit Le Poun * The Saung Hayman * Oh Meinma * Bawa Thanthayar ''Bawa Thanthayar'' ( my, ဘဝသံသရာ; ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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