Ljubinka Bobić (2 January 1897 – 3 December 1978) was a Yugoslav actress.
She appeared in more than fifteen films from 1951 to 1975.
Biography
She was born in Kruševac in a poor family with five children. Her brother Miroljub Bobić, a teacher, is one of
1300 Corporals and a holder of Alban memorial. Her father, Vladislav, a cobbler, was from Srem (Sremski Golubinci), and her mother Jelisaveta was from Macedonia (Struga). They moved to
Topčider hill where Ljubinka grew up. Theatre attracted her and with her persistence she became a member of the National Theatre group. Her talent was discovered by Branislav Nušić in 1915 in
Skopje
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where she had been sent to live with her relatives during
World War I
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.
Although she never married, she was romantically involved with the director of "Politika" newspaper Vlada Ribnikar, writer
Miloš Crnjanski
Miloš Crnjanski ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Црњански, ; 26 October 1893 – 30 November 1977) was a Serbian writer and poet of the expressionist wing of Serbian modernism, author, journalist and a diplomat.
Biography
Crnjanski was born in Cso ...
and
Rade Drainac
Rade Drainac ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Драинац; 26 August 1899 – 1 May 1943) was a Serbian poet.
Biography
He was born on 26 August 1899 as Radojko Jovanović in Trbunje, a village in the municipality of Blace. He studied in Serbia and live ...
. She was buried in the Alley of deserving citizens on the New Graveyard in Belgrade. A stamp with her silhouette was published in 2003. "Ljubinka Bobić" award was established in 2006.
Selected filmography
Literary work
Bobić wrote a few popular humoristic satirical pieces:
*Our manners: comedy in three acts, 1935.
*Classy society, innocuous comedy in three acts, 1936.
*Blo family, comedy in three acts, 1940.
Awards
*Golden arena in 1957. for the best female role in the movie "Priest Ćira and priest Spira"
*7 July award of SR Serbia
*Golden turkey
*Award for life's work in 1961.
Legacy
A street is named after her in
New Belgrade
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, Bežanija, as well in
Jakovo
Jakovo ( sr-cyr, Јаково) is a suburban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin.
Location
Jakovo is located in the south-eastern part of Syrmia (sub-region of Podlužje), 24 kilometers south-w ...
and Lazarice near
Kruševac
Kruševac ( sr-Cyrl, Крушевац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina (river), Rasina river. According to the 202 ...
. Prominent theatre acting award,
Ljubinka Bobić Award
The Ljubinka Bobić Award is a Serbian-based award given to critically and commercially successful actors, excelling in comedy, since 2006. The award, presented by the Union of Serbian Dramatists, is named after Ljubinki Bobić, an acclaimed 20 ...
is given in her honour.
Literature
*Stojković S.B. (1983). Great people in Serbian theatre. Belgrade: Serbian literary cooperatives – Valjevo: Milić Rakić
*Dimitrijević К. (2011). Three of the greatest Serbian actors behind the scene: Milivoje Živanović, Raša Plaović, Ljubinka Bobić. Belgrade: Prosveta.
*Dimitrijević К. (1994). Anti-biography Ljubinka Bobić. Theatron, 18, 85–107.
References
External links
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Muzej Ljubinke BobićGospođa ministarka: Ljubinka Bobić (insert)Gospođa ministarka: Predstava (premiere 11.07.1966 - DEO 01/02)
Ljubinka Bobić: Glumacka legenda vragolastog oka
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1897 births
1978 deaths
Actors from Kruševac
Yugoslav actresses
Golden Arena winners