Rza Rustam oglu Afganli (real surname Jafarzade; 1899–1973) was a Soviet Azerbaijani actor, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943) and Laureate of the Stalin Prize (1948).
Rza Afganli | |
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.jpg) Rza Afganli in 'Peasants' | |
| Born | Rza Jafarzade May 15, 1899 |
| Died | November 9, 1973 (aged 74) |
| Spouse | Badura Afganli (wife) |
Life
editRza Jafarzade was born on May 15, 1899, in the village of Ogan, near Sarab in northwestern Qajar Iran. He began his stage career in the Baku Mobile Workers' Theater. From 1923, he was an actor at the Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama Theatre named after Mashadi Azizbeyov. In the years 1923–1926, he studied at the Baku Theater Technical School. Rza Afganli passed away on November 9, 1973, in Baku.[1][2]
Activity
editList:[3][4][5] Roles in the theater
- 1929 — Mikhail Yarovoy in Konstantin Trenyov's Lyubov Yarovaya
- 1932 — Iago in William Shakespeare's Othello
- 1934 — Heydar in Oleksandr Korniychuk's Death of the squadron
- 1937 — Mercutio in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- 1938 — Eldar in Samad Vurgun's Vagif
- 1939 — Sergey Sergeyevich Paratov in Alexander Ostrovsky's Without a Dowry
- 1940 — Nabi in Suleyman Rustam's "Qachaq Nabi"
- 1941 — Edmund in William Shakespeare's King Lear
- 1947 — Farhad in Anvar Mammadkhanli's "Morning of the East"
- 1950 - Muravyev Boris Chirskov's "Winners"
Filmography
- 1938 — Cafar in "Bakuvians"
- 1939 — Abas in Peasants"
- 1965 — Suleyman in "Twenty-six Baku commissars"
- 1967 — Sarkhan in "Duel in the mountains"
- 1968 — Vahidov in "In the name of the law"
- 1972 — Shumal in "Life tests us"
Awards
editList:[3]
- Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938)
- Order of the Badge of Honour (1939)
- People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943)
- Stalin Prize (1947)
- Order of Lenin (1949)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1959)
External links
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Family
editHe established a family life twice. His daughter Khumar Zulfugarova (1927-2017), became a dancer, choreographer, and People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979). In the second time, Rza was married to actress Badura Afganli (People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1974), and Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1949)). Their daughter Ophelia (1939–2010), who also became an actress, was married to actor Sayavush Aslan.[6]
References
edit- ^ Quliyev 1980, pp. 243–244.
- ^ "Əfqanlı, Rza, 1899-1973". aleph.nkp.cz. 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b Quliyev 1980, p. 243.
- ^ "Qapılarda nökərçilik etdi, həbsə düşdü, qızına görə Siyavuş Aslanı döymək istədi – Məşhur aktyorun həyatından maraqlı faktlar". kulis.az. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Əfqanlı Rza Rüstəm oğlu (Cəfərzadə)". photoirs.musigi-dunya.az. 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ ""Аршин мал алан" стал данью памяти на юбилей Офелии Аслан". 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Works cited
edit- Quliyev, Cəmil (1980). Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia. Baku: Adiloğlu.