About Adil Isgandarov
Lived 1910 – 1978 (aged 68). Adil Isgandarov was a Russian actor, film director, theatre director, drama teacher and director.
Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (5 May 191018 September 1978) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani director, stage and film actor, and pedagogue. He was awarded the People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Biography Isgandarov joined amateur pioneers association at 10. When he was 13, he played a role as Karam in Gachag Karam play. After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku. Isgandarov got his first education in director-actor field in Baku Technical School of Theatre. After graduation, he got professional experience in Moscow from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1936. After returning to Baku, he worked at Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre as director, then chief director from 1936 to 1960. Isgandarov also worked at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts named after Mirzaagha Aliyev from 1937 to 1956. He was elected as the deputy in 1955 and 1959 for Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Isgandarov served as the director of Azerbaijanfilm named after Jafar Jabbarly from 1966 to 1974.
Awards Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938) Order of the Badge of Honour (1938) People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1946) Stalin Prize (1948) Order of Lenin (1949) People's Artist of the USSR (1959) Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Filmography
As actor Year Film Role 1956 If Not That One, Then This One Ruffian 1956 Khalilov 1957 Chairman of the court 1958 On Distant Shores Rosselini 1961 Merchant 1962 Club manager 1963 Guliyev 1964 Nikandro 1966 Khachaturov 1968 Kamilov 1971 Karbalai 1971 Nasibbey Yusifbeyli 1974 Aliqapar 1976 The Darvish Detonates Paris Hatamkhan agha 1977 Dadashli 1977 Farman 1978 Old master
As director YearFilmDirectorConductor DirectorProducerExecutive ProducerWriter 1964
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Who was Adil Isgandarov?
Azerbaijani actor and film director (1912-1978)
When was Adil Isgandarov born?
Adil Isgandarov was born on 5 May 1910 in Ganja.
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Adil Isgandarov died on 18 September 1978 in Baku.
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Adil Isgandarov was an actor, film director, theatre director, drama teacher and director.
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Adil Isgandarov was Russian.
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