Ömer Lütfi Akad
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Ömer Lütfi Akad | |
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Born | İstanbul, Ottoman Empire |
2 September 1916
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Istanbul, Turkey |
Alma mater | Galatasaray High School, Istanbul Economy and Commerce Higher School |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1948–1974 |
Awards |
Ömer Lütfi Akad (2 September 1916 – 19 November 2011), was a Turkish film director,[1] who directed movies from 1948 to 1974. In 1949, he debuted as a film director with Vurun Kahpeye ("Strike the Whore") an adaptation of Halide Edip Adıvar's book of the same title. He became one of the pioneers of the period in the "Director Generation". The 1970s trilogy, The Bride; The Wedding; and The Sacrifice, is considered his masterpiece. Afterwards, he withdrew from movie making instead directing adaptations for TV.[2]
Ömer Lütfi Akad was born on September 2, 1916. Following his secondary education at French Jeanne d’Arc School and Galatasaray High School, he studied finance at Istanbul Economy and Commerce Higher School. Beside his occupation as financial advisor at Sema Film company, he wrote articles on theatre and cinema. After directing more than 100 movies, Ömer Lütfi Akad taught twenty years at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts.[3]
He died on November 19, 2011 at the age of 95 in Istanbul.[3]
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Preceded by | Golden Orange Award for Best Director 1974 for Düğün |
Succeeded by Şerif Gören |
Preceded by
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Golden Orange Honorary Award 1983 |
Succeeded by Sezer Sezin |
- Articles with hCards
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- 1916 births
- Turkish film directors
- Turkish screenwriters
- Turkish film producers
- Best Director Golden Orange Award winners
- Golden Orange Honorary Award winners
- 2011 deaths
- Galatasaray High School alumni
- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University faculty
- Burials at Ulus Cemetery