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The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Burmese actor and film director
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
13 March 1935(Yangon)
Death:
14 December 1988(Yangon)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Win Oo (Burmese: ဝင်းဦး; pronounced: [wɪ́ɴ ʔú] (13 March 1935 – 14 December 1988) was a Burmese actor, director, writer, singer and publisher. He died of stomach cancer in 1988.
Youth
Win Oo was born Hla Myint in Yangon to his parents U Ba Nyunt (Chit-Dukkha) and Daw Hnin Yi. He studied at TTC Teacher Training College. In 1952, he discontinued his university education and joined the Burmese Army. He left as an army captain in 1962.
Entertainment career
His first movie was "Hna-Yauk Hte Nay-Gyin-De", adapted from a novel of his. He both directed and starred in Saung Einmet and Hmon Shwe Yee. He founded the Sanda movie company, established first "color offset printer" in Burma, and published Sanda Magazine. He wrote 31 novels.
Filmography
- Hna Yauk Htae` Nae Chin Dae'(1962)
- Saung Einmet(1967)
- Hmone Shwe Yee(1970)
- Maung Doh Cherry Myay(1963)
- Tain Hlwar Moh Mou Lwin(1967)
- Mone Par Dae` Maung' Ko(1973)
- Chit Thu Yway Mae` Chit Ware Le`(1975)
- Saung Ta Nya Wae`
- Chit Thu Kyin Thu Myat Noe Thu
- Minn Be` Pyey Ma Le` Mi Cho The`
- Hnin Pyauk Te` Nway
- Wai Lu
- Chit Thu Kyin Thu Myat Noe Thu
- Da Kyawt Hna Kyawt Tay Go Thi
- Mone Par De` Maung. Go
- A Twe A Ta
- Ei San Ein Wae`
- Tain Oo Lay Pyey Maung` Ko Say
- Kyuntaw Pyaw Chin Te` Achit A Kyaung
- Meinma Ne` Yaukkyar
- Thitsar Tu Pyaing
- Chit Thaw Thu Ta Yauk
- Pann Myo Daw Tho Chay Hlann Thone Sae` (Guest star)
- Thi Kyar Zay Thet Thay Hnyune
- Beimma Thara
- Padouk Yeik We`
- Thi Kyar Zay Thet-thay Hnyune