Arif Haji oglu Babayev ( az, Arif Hacı oğlu Babayev) was an

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i film director and Honorary Art Worker of the

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(1964).

Biography

Arif Babayev was born on September 20, 1928, in

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. The Babayevs family lived on Qala Street, in

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. Aa a child, Arif attended theatrical circles. His engagement in theatre led him to apply to study in a theatrical school. Until then he played walk-on parts in the plays “Malikmammad”, “Garaja giz” and “Ibrat”. In 1946, the Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute was created on the basis of the theatrical school. Arif Babayev was admitted into the directing program and was taught by director and actor Mehdi Mammadov. Mehdi Mammadov entrusted Mayor's role from N.V.Gogol’s ''

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'' to Arif Babayev. In 1953, Arif Babayev graduated from the institute and was placed to work at the Nakhchivan State Theater. In this theatre, he staged Gogol's play ''

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''. He returned to Baku after some time and began working as a stage director at the Theater of Young Spectators. On February 14, 1956, the first program went on air of the Azerbaijani Television. Arif Babayev was invited to work on television. In 1956, he shot his first documentary film ''Children of our City'', marking the birth of television film in Azerbaijan. In 1959, he was appointed the chief director of the Azerbaijani Television. In these years, he shot a number of documentaries, staged television plays, such as ''

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Diaries'' by

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, ''Blind Woman'' by

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, ''Law'' by

Rasul Rza Rasul Rza (real name Rasul Ibrahim oghlu Rzayev – az, Rəsul İbrahim oğlu Rzayev) (1910 – 1981 in Baku), was an Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour (1980), People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chair ...

, and ''The Morning'' by

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. In 1964, he became the first television worker in Azerbaijan who was given the title of the Honorary Art Worker. He was invited to

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in the same year. In 1964, he debuted as a director with short the film ''Summit'', the first one in the series ''Whom We Love More'', based on original screenplay by Imran Gasimov.

Filmography

Arif Babayev has directed the following films:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Babayev, Arif 1928 births 1983 deaths Film people from Baku Soviet film directors Recipients of the Istiglal Order Azerbaijani film directors Azerbaijani television directors Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts alumni Honored Art Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR