Win Oo
| Win Oo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | ဝင်းဦး |
| Born |
Hla Myint 13 March 1935 Rangoon, Burma |
| Died |
14 December 1988 (aged 53) Rangoon, Burma |
| Other names | Ko Oo |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer, singer and publisher. |
| Awards |
Myanmar Academy Award ( Best Lead Actor) in 'Saung Einmet' (Winter Dream), 1967 'Hmon Shwe Yee’, 1970 |
Win Oo (Burmese: ဝင်းဦး; pronounced [wɪ́ɴ ʔú], 13 March 1935 – 14 December 1988) was a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actor, director, writer, singer and publisher. He died of stomach cancer in 1988.
Youth
Win Oo was born as 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 won numerous Myanmar Academy Award for his performances, including Best Actor for 'Hmon Shwe Yee' in 1970. He starred in 27 films, before passing away in 1988. He wrote 31 novels. His most famous book is "Main ma Hla Ah Mone".
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
References
- Cartoon Win Aung's famous artist published in 2006.