Georgi Ivanov Partsalev (Bulgarian: Ð"еорги Иванов
Парцалев; 16 June 1925 â€" 31 October 1989) was a Bulgarian
theatre and film actor mainly known for his roles in comedies.Born in
Levski, Pleven Province in 1925, Partsalev finished high school in
Pleven and studied medicine from Sofia University. In 1956, he was
employed by the Satirical Theatre in Sofia. His first film role came
in 1958 with Lyubimets 13. Related to the variety and satire concerts
of the 1950s and 1960s, he gradually became a legend of Bulgarian
comedy with his appearances in The Tied Up Balloon (1967), Whale
(1970), Petimata ot Mobi Dik (1970), Three Reservists (1971), With
Children at the Seaside (1972), Indian Summer (1973), Bashta mi
boyadzhiyata (1974), The Phoney Civilization (1974), Farsighted for
Two Diopters (1976), 13-ata godenitsa na printsa (1987), etc. In the
late 1960s, he was charged on grounds of homosexuality, in a trial
that resulted in the legalization of homosexuality in Bulgaria in
1968.Partsalev died in 1989 in Sofia, at an age of 64. He never
married or had any children and after his death his acquaintances have
claimed he was gay.The community centre (chitalishte) and a street in
his hometown have been named after Partsalev. Also, in his hometown,
there is a memorial museum, dedicated to Partsalev.
Парцалев; 16 June 1925 â€" 31 October 1989) was a Bulgarian
theatre and film actor mainly known for his roles in comedies.Born in
Levski, Pleven Province in 1925, Partsalev finished high school in
Pleven and studied medicine from Sofia University. In 1956, he was
employed by the Satirical Theatre in Sofia. His first film role came
in 1958 with Lyubimets 13. Related to the variety and satire concerts
of the 1950s and 1960s, he gradually became a legend of Bulgarian
comedy with his appearances in The Tied Up Balloon (1967), Whale
(1970), Petimata ot Mobi Dik (1970), Three Reservists (1971), With
Children at the Seaside (1972), Indian Summer (1973), Bashta mi
boyadzhiyata (1974), The Phoney Civilization (1974), Farsighted for
Two Diopters (1976), 13-ata godenitsa na printsa (1987), etc. In the
late 1960s, he was charged on grounds of homosexuality, in a trial
that resulted in the legalization of homosexuality in Bulgaria in
1968.Partsalev died in 1989 in Sofia, at an age of 64. He never
married or had any children and after his death his acquaintances have
claimed he was gay.The community centre (chitalishte) and a street in
his hometown have been named after Partsalev. Also, in his hometown,
there is a memorial museum, dedicated to Partsalev.
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