Alasgar Hajiagha oglu Alakbarov ( az, Ələsgər Ələkbərov) (26 March 1910,

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– 31 January 1963,

), was a

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and

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i actor.

Career

He was born to a family of a poor merchant. He developed passion for acting and music while still a child by watching street performances and listening to

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es' singing. In 1920 his father died and he along with his siblings was raised by his mother the tailor. Until age 15 he attended a drama club where he learned basics about acting and theatre. Alasgar Alakbarov received his postsecondary education at a performance arts college in Baku in 1930. During the next three years he worked with the troupes at various Azeri theatres in Azerbaijan and

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. Starting in 1933 until his death, he worked at the

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. He specialized mostly in tragical roles. His most famous roles were those of Vagif (''Vagif'' by

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) and Othello (''

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'' by

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). During his 30-year career he played Vagif around 700 times. Critics characterised his performance as extremely spirited and emotional. Along with theatre, Alakbarov also pursued career in film. Alakbarov's first movie appearance was made in ''Vulkan uzarinda ev'' in 1929. He also starred in renowned Azerbaijani films such as ''Latif'', ''Almaz'', ''Kandlilar'', ''Ogey ana'', ''Uzag sahillarda'', ''Boyuk dayaq'', etc. In 1961 Alakbarov became

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

after participating in a 1959 cultural event in Moscow dedicated to the

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Family

Alakbarov was shortly married to actress Hokuma Gurbanova. In 1934 their only daughter Naila was born.Her Performance Would Amaze Millions
by Nilufar Hasanqizi. ''Vyshka''. 20 June 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2007

References

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Family

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