Yılmaz Gruda (14 July 1930 – 25 July 2023) was a Turkish actor, poet, playwright, and translator.

Life and career

A graduate of Ankara Commerce High School, Gruda worked as a government officer and became famous in 1950s when his poems were published in various journals. In 1956, he started acting by joining Cep Theatre, and continued his career at Küçük Theatre, a branch of the Ankara State Theatre. He then worked at the Ankara Meydan Stage and Nisa Serezli acting community. He briefly returned to his job in the government and worked as an engineer. He then managed the Muammer Karaca theatre. Together with

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, he started the period of ''blue movement'' in Turkish poetry. Elements of traditional Turkish theatre and

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's influence is clearly seen in Gruda's works, who also wrote and translated theater plays. Gruda has published his poems and plays in a series of books. He continued to appear in movies and TV series. Gruda, who had been experiencing health problems for a while, died on 25 July 2023, at the age of 93. On July 27, 2023, he was interred at

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in Istanbul.

Awards

* ''

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'' Yunus Nadi Award, 2003, ''Marathon "Bir Uzun Koşu"'' * Behçet Aysan Poetry Award, 1999, ''Çerçi Zeus'' * 53rd Antalya Film Festival, Honorary Award, 2016

Books

* Bir Başka O - Oratoryo, Kaynak Publication, February 2007, * Manzum Nasreddin Hoca Fıkraları, Kaynak Publication, June 2006, * Marathon "Bir Uzun Koşu", Bilgi Publishing House, June 2002, * Çerçi Zeus - Bir Çağdaş Mitoloji Denemesi, Öteki Publishing House, 1997, * Çarmıhtaki Yeni Mehmet, Öteki Publishing House, 1997, * Camdaki Düşman, Öteki Publishing House, 1996, * Bir Çürümüş Kent Belgeseli, Serander Publication, 2002, * Tek Perdelik Dokuz Oyun, Anton Çehov, Bilgi Publishing House, 1994, * Şu Bizim Tiyatromuz, 1976 * Kül Altındaki Kor, Anton Çehov, 1993

Filmography

* 1935: Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı * 1938: Aynaroz Kadısı * 1940: Yılmaz Ali * 1942: Sürtük * 1944:

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* 1946: Senede Bir Gün * 1948:

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* 1950: Çete * 1951: Evli Mı Bekar Mı ? * 1952: Edi Ile Büdü Tiyatrocu * 1953:

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* 1954: Sahildeki Kadın * 1955: Günahkar Baba * 1956:

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* 1957:

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* 1958:

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* 1958: Dokuz Dağın Efesi - ( Çakici Geliyor ) * 1958:

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* 1959:

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* 1959: Ölürüm de Ayrılamam * 1960: Dolandırıcılar Şahı * 1960: Gecelerin Ötesi * 1960: Rüzgâr Zehra / Sünger Avcıları * 1961: İstanbul'da Aşk Başkadır * 1961: Kader Yolcusu * 1961: Suçlu Aşıklar * 1962: Bir Gecelik Gelin * 1962: Fatoş'un Bebekleri * 1963: Barut Fıçısı * 1964: Affetmeyen Kadın * 1964: Döner Ayna * 1965: Cennet Fedaileri * 1965:

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* 1966: Karaoğlan Baybora'nın Oğlu * 1966: Karaoğlan Camoka'nın Intikamı - ( Karaoğlan Camoka's Revenge ) * 1966: Ben Bir Kanun Kaçağıyım * 1966: Kanun Benim * 1966: Karakolda Ayna Var * 1966: Yaşamak Haram Oldu * 1967: Demir Yumruklu Üçler * 1967: Kızıl Tehlike * 1967: Yalan Bazen Tatlıdır * 1968:

Yara Yara may refer to: People * Yara (given name) * Yara (surname), a Japanese surname * Yara (Angolan footballer), Yara Lukenia F. da Costa Lima () * Yara (Brazilian footballer), Yara Silva (born 1964) * Yara (singer), Lebanese pop singer Carl ...

* 1969: Tarkan * 1970: Ağlayan Melek * 1970: Bomba Ahmet * 1970: Herkesin Sevgilisi * 1970: İç Güveysi * 1970: Ölünceye Kadar * 1971: Ayıbettin Şemsettin * 1971: Bir Kadın Kayboldu * 1971: Sezercik Yavrum Benim * 1972: Hazreti Yusuf * 1972: Suya Düşen Hayal * 1972: Tophaneli Murat * 1972: Zulüm * 1973: Arap Abdo / İstanbul Kabadayıları * 1973: Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur? * 1973:

Bebek Yüzlü Bebek may refer to: Places *Bebek, Beşiktaş, a historic neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey *Bebek Bay, a resort area on the Bosporus in Istanbul, Turkey * Bebek, Aksaray, a village in the District of Aksaray, Aksaray Province, Turkey *Bebek, Adıy ...

* 1973: Bitirimler Sosyetede * 1973: Gazi Kadın * 1973: Gülerken Ağlayanlar * 1973: Sevda Yolu * 1973: Yeryüzünde Bir Melek * 1973: Cano * 1974: Fedai * 1974: Kartal Yuvası * 1975: Diyet * 1975:

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* 1975: Vur Tatlım * 1976: Arabacının Aşkı * 1976: Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir * 1976: Babanın Suçu * 1976:

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* 1976: Güngörmüşler * 1976: Kana Kan * 1976: Kuklalar * 1976: Şoför * 1976: Su Perisi Elması * 1976:

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* 1977: Meryem ve Oğulları * 1984: Şabaniye * 1988: A Ay * 1990: Kuruntu Ailesi * 1992:

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* 1994: Aylaklar - Altuğ Savaşal * 1994: Bay Kamber * 1996: Gözlerinde Son Gece * 2004:

Yabancı Damat ''Yabancı Damat'' (literally: ''The Foreign Groom'') is a Turkish television drama distributed by Erler Film with 106 episodes in total. It deals with the relationship between a young Greek man Niko and a Turkish girl Nazlı, and the problems ( ...

* 2005: Empty * 2007:

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* 2008: Şeytanın Pabucu * 2009: Aile Saadeti * 2009: Aşk Geliyorum Demez * 2009: Bez Bebek * 2010: Çakıl Taşları * 2011:

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* 2011: Bitmeyen Şarkı * 2011: Celal Tan ve Ailesinin Aşırı Acıklı Hikayesi * 2012: Böyle Bitmesin * 2012:

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* 2012: Suskunlar * 2013: Aşk Ağlatır * 2013:

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* 2013:

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* 2013: Vicdan * 2014: Gülcemal * 2014: Kod Adı: K.O.Z. * 2014: Olur Olur! Bal Gibi Olur * 2014:

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* 2014:

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* 2015: Adana İşi * 2015:

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* 2015: Mutlu Ol Yeter * 2016: Biz Bir Dolaşalım * 2016: Roza of Smyrna / İsmail ve Roza * 2017: Görevimiz Tatil * 2017: Ver Kaç * 2017: Yıldızlar Şahidim * 2018: Ailecek Şaşkınız * 2018: Batlır * 2018: Göktaşı * 2018:

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* 2018: Sorma Neden * 2019: Bir Aile Hikayesi * 2019:

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* 2020: Babam Çok Değişti * 2020:

Menajerimi Ara ''Menajerimi Ara'' () is a Turkish comedy and drama television series signed by Ay Yapım, directed by Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş, script written by Uğraş Güneş and Volkan Yazıcı, first episode aired on 25 August 2020. Blending drama and comed ...

* 2021:

Çukur ''Çukur'' () is a Turkish Action film, action, Drama (film and television), drama and Crime film, crime Thriller film, thriller television series produced by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. I ...

* 2022: Rüzgargülü * 2022: Yanlış Anlama 2 * 2022: Mahalleden Arkadaşlar * 2023: Üç Günlük Dünya * 2023: Kuzenler Firarda 2 * 2023: Prens

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gruda, Yilmaz 1930 births 2023 deaths Turkish male stage actors Turkish male film actors Turkish male television actors Male actors from Istanbul 20th-century Turkish poets 21st-century Turkish poets 20th-century Turkish male actors 21st-century Turkish male actors Writers from Istanbul 20th-century Turkish translators 21st-century translators Burials at Karacaahmet Cemetery