Adil Isgandarov

Adil Rza bey oglu Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Adil İsgəndərov) (5 May 1910, Ganja, Elisabethpol Governorate – 18 September 1978, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) was an Azerbaijani theatre and film director, actor, first People's Artist of the USSR from Transcaucasia.

PAU Adil Isgandarov Adil İsgəndərov
Born	Adil Rza bəy oğlu İsgəndərov (1910-05-05)May 5, 1910 Ganja, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	September 18, 1978(1978-09-18) (aged 68) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Burial place	Alley of Honor
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1937–1978
Spouse(s)	Zinaida Fyodorovna
Children	2

Adil Isgandarov's memorial plaque in Baku

Biography

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.[1] 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 Jabbarly from 1966 to 1974.[2]

Awards

• Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938)
• People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943)
• USSR State Prize (Stalin Prize) (1948)
• People's Artist of the USSR (1959)
• Order of Lenin (1976)
• Order of the Badge of Honour (1976)

Filmography

As actor

Year	Film	Role
1956	If Not That One, Then This One	Ruffian
1956	Black Stones	Khalilov
1957	Two People from a Neighborhood	Chairman of the court
1958	On Distant Shores	Rosselini
1961	Layla and Majnun	Merchant
1962	Labor and Rose	Club Manager
1963	Romeo Is My Neighbor	Guliyev
1964	The Chained Man	Nikandro
1966	26 Baku Commissars	Khachaturov
1968	For the Sake of the Law	Kamilov
1971	The Last Pass	Karbalai
1971	The Stars Do Not Go Out	Nasibbey Yusifbeyli
1974	The 1001th Tour	Aliqapar
1976	The Darvish Detonates Paris	Hatamkhan agha
1977	Blow from Behind	Dadashli
1977	Facing the Wind	Farman
1978	My Love, My Sorrow	Old master

As director

Year	Film	Director	Conductor Director	Producer	Executive Producer	Writer
1964	Where is Ahmed?		Yes

See also

• List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR

External links

• Adil Isgandarov on IMDb

References

1. "Səməd Vurğunu xilas edən bəy oğlu – Adil İsgəndərov haqqında bilmədiklərimiz". azvision.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 24 January 2018.
2. "AZƏRBAYCANIN GÖRKƏMLİ TEATR VƏ KİNO XADİMİ ƏDİL İSGƏNDƏROV (BİBLİOQRAFİYA)" (PDF). anl.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 24 January 2018.