Shamsi Badal oglu Badalbeyli (Azerbaijani: Şəmsi Bədəlbəyli) (23
February 1911, Shusha â€" 23 May 1987, Baku) was an Azerbaijani
theatre director and actor.Shamsi Badalbeyli was born in Shusha to
Badal Badalbeyli, a music teacher, and his wife Rahima. He belongs to
a family of Azerbaijani artists, including with his uncle Ahmed
Agdamski, older brother Afrasiyab Badalbeyli and son Farhad
Badalbeyli.Shamsi Badalbeyli graduated from high school in Baku and
enrolled in the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire in 1927, majoring in
Theory of Composition. After graduating in 1932 and doing fieldwork in
Moscow's Maly Theatre, he directed Monsieur Jordan and Mastali the
Dervish by Mirza Fatali Akhundov at the Azerbaijan State Academic
Drama Theatre. He continued to work there until 1942.Shamsi Badalbeyli
directed his first play (Olular by Jalil Mammadguluzadeh) in the early
1940s. Throughout his life he directed 35 pieces. He starred in a
number of films, namely Akhirinji ashirim ("The Final Pass"), O Gizi
Tapin ("Find That Girl"), and Omrun sahifalari ("Pages of Life").
February 1911, Shusha â€" 23 May 1987, Baku) was an Azerbaijani
theatre director and actor.Shamsi Badalbeyli was born in Shusha to
Badal Badalbeyli, a music teacher, and his wife Rahima. He belongs to
a family of Azerbaijani artists, including with his uncle Ahmed
Agdamski, older brother Afrasiyab Badalbeyli and son Farhad
Badalbeyli.Shamsi Badalbeyli graduated from high school in Baku and
enrolled in the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire in 1927, majoring in
Theory of Composition. After graduating in 1932 and doing fieldwork in
Moscow's Maly Theatre, he directed Monsieur Jordan and Mastali the
Dervish by Mirza Fatali Akhundov at the Azerbaijan State Academic
Drama Theatre. He continued to work there until 1942.Shamsi Badalbeyli
directed his first play (Olular by Jalil Mammadguluzadeh) in the early
1940s. Throughout his life he directed 35 pieces. He starred in a
number of films, namely Akhirinji ashirim ("The Final Pass"), O Gizi
Tapin ("Find That Girl"), and Omrun sahifalari ("Pages of Life").
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