Shamsi Badal oglu Badalbeyli () (23 February 1911,
Shusha – 1986,
Baku) was an
Azerbaijani theatre director and actor.
Life and career
Shamsi Badalbeyli was born in
Shusha to Badal Badalbeyli, a music teacher, and his wife Rahima. He belongs to the famous dynasty of Azerbaijani artists, along 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 successfully directed
Monsieur Jordan and Mastali the Dervish by
Mirza Fatali Akhundov at the
Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre. by Telman Mehdikhanli.
Azerbaijan News. 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").
In 1943–1949, 1956–1961 and 1963–1974, Shamsi Badalbeyli served as a producer of the
Azerbaijan Musical Comedy Theatre. In 1974–1976, he fulfilled similar duties at the
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society. In 1976, he was elected head of the
Azerbaijani Theatre Association. ....
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