Alexandru Giugaru (; 23 June 1897 – 15 March 1986)
was a
Romania
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n stage and film actor.
Early life
Born in
Huși
Huși (, Yiddish/ he, חוש ''Khush'', hu, Huszváros, German: ''Hussburg'') is a city in Vaslui County, Romania, former capital of the disbanded Fălciu County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, Romanian Orthodox episcopal see, an ...
,
Fălciu
Fălciu is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bogdănești, Bozia, Copăceana, Fălciu, Odaia Bogdana, and Rânzești.
The commune is a border crossing between Moldova and Romania. The Fălciu ...
(present day
Vaslui County
Vaslui County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historical region Western Moldavia, with the seat at Vaslui.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 395,499 and the population density was 74/km².
* Romanians - over 98%
* ...
),
Romania
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, Giugaru began his stage career in 1916 after graduating from school in
Cuza Vodă and studying at the Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
.
Career
After performing on various stages in Romania — including the
National Theatre in Bucharest — he made the transition to film in 1925's ''Năbădăile Cleopatrei''. Between 1925 and his retirement from the film industry in 1968, he appeared in over twenty films. His last film role before retirement was in 1968's ''Răpirea fecioarelor'', directed by
Dinu Cocea
Constantin "Dinu" Cocea (; 22 September 1929 – 26 December 2013) was a Romanian actor, film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Dinu Cocea was born in Periș, into a well-known theatrical family; his relatives included N. D. Cocea, Alice Co ...
and starring
Toma Caragiu and
Marga Barbu.
For his work on stage and film Giugaru obtained the title of Emeritus Artist and the State Prize in 1964. Today, the House of Culture in the city of Huși bears his name and there is a street named after him in Bucharest (Strada Alexandru Giugaru).
Personal life
Alexandru Giugaru had two children; a son and a daughter. He died in Bucharest in 1986. In 2004, his daughter Alexandrina brought accusations against
Societatea Română de Televiziune for "piracy" for using images of her father and his voice to promote the television station.
Filmography
References
External links
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Port.Ro
1897 births
1986 deaths
People from Huși
Romanian male stage actors
Romanian male film actors
Romanian male silent film actors
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