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
Natogyi is a town and seat of Natogyi Township in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar
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Myingyan District
Myingyan District is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Burma.
Townships
The district contains the following townships:
*Myingyan Township
*Taungtha Township
*Natogyi Township
*Nganzun Township
At one point, Myingyan District also i ...
, to his father U Thay and Daw Tin. He is the fourth of seven siblings. As a child, he was educated in
Myingyan
Myingyan (, ) is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar, previously, it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma. It is currently the capital of Myingyan Township and lies along the National Highway 2. , th ...
and passed the tenth grade.
Personal life
Kyauk and his wife, Daw Mya Mya, have seven children, and only his granddaughter,
Wah Wah Aung
Wah Cantonment ( pa, ; ur, ) (often abbreviated to Wah Cantt) is a military cantonment located in Wah in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a part of Taxila Tehsil of Rawalpindi District. It is the 24th largest city of Pakistan by popu ...
, entered the art world.
Death
He died on 26 May 1982 at the age of 63 at his home in
Tamwe Township
Tamwe Township (also Tarmwe Township; my, တာမွေ မြို့နယ်, ) is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township and Min ...
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Rangoon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
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Awards and nominations
References
1981 deaths
1917 births
Burmese male film actors
People from Bago Region
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