Velimir "Bata" Živojinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð'елимир
Ð'ата Живојиновић; 5 June 1933 â€" 22 May 2016) was a
Serbian actor and politician. He acted in more than 340 films and TV
series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former
Yugoslavia.Živojinović (nicknamed Bata) was born in the village of
Koraćica under the Kosmaj mountain near Mladenovac, at the time
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Serbia). His father, Dragoljub, was an
official and his mother Tiosava was a housewife. He had two sisters,
Stanka and Nada, and grew up in a patriarchal household. A conflict
between Dragoljub and the Chetniks during World War II forced the
family to move to Belgrade. The family lived in Crveni Krst.Young Bata
often went with his friends to the cinema, which sparked his interest
in acting. Loitering around the "20th October" cinema, he watched AKUD
Branko Krsmanović, a Belgrade troupe, through the window for several
days until he was welcomed inside. There he befriended Soja
Jovanović, instrumental in the developing of Bata's love for acting,
Rade Marković, Olivera Marković, Mića Tomić, and Bata
Paskaljević. After graduating from acting schools in Niš and Novi
Sad, he enrolled at the Drama Academy in Belgrade.
Ð'ата Живојиновић; 5 June 1933 â€" 22 May 2016) was a
Serbian actor and politician. He acted in more than 340 films and TV
series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former
Yugoslavia.Živojinović (nicknamed Bata) was born in the village of
Koraćica under the Kosmaj mountain near Mladenovac, at the time
Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Serbia). His father, Dragoljub, was an
official and his mother Tiosava was a housewife. He had two sisters,
Stanka and Nada, and grew up in a patriarchal household. A conflict
between Dragoljub and the Chetniks during World War II forced the
family to move to Belgrade. The family lived in Crveni Krst.Young Bata
often went with his friends to the cinema, which sparked his interest
in acting. Loitering around the "20th October" cinema, he watched AKUD
Branko Krsmanović, a Belgrade troupe, through the window for several
days until he was welcomed inside. There he befriended Soja
Jovanović, instrumental in the developing of Bata's love for acting,
Rade Marković, Olivera Marković, Mića Tomić, and Bata
Paskaljević. After graduating from acting schools in Niš and Novi
Sad, he enrolled at the Drama Academy in Belgrade.
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