Adil Isgandarov

Also Known As: Адиль Искендеров, Adil İsgəndərov

Biography: Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Adil İsgəndərov) was an Azerbaijani theatre and film director, actor, first People's Artist of the USSR from Transcaucasia. Isgandarov joined amateur pioneers association at 10. When he was 13, he played role as Karam in "Gachag Karam" play. After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku. Isgandarov got his first education in director-actor field in Baku Technical School of Theatre. After graduation he got professional experience in Moscow from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1936. After returning to Baku, he worked at Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre as director, then chief director from 1936 to 1960. Isgandarov also worked at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts named after Mirzaagha Aliyev from 1937 to 1956. He was elected as depute in 1955 and 1959 for Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Isgandarov served as director of Azerbaijanfilm named after Jafar Jabbarli from 1966 to 1974.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Ganja, Azerbaijan

Birthday: May 05, 1910

Deathday: September 18, 1978

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

The Darvish Detonates Paris
In the Name of the Law
The Last Mountain Pass
On Distant Shores
The Labour and Rose
If Not This, Then That
The Stab in the Back
The Twenty Six Comissars
Leyli and Majnun
Two Boys from the Same District
The Black Stones
Romeo, My Neighbour
The Stars don't Fade
In the Wind's Eye
My Love, My Sorrow