Kyaw Hein
Kyaw Hein (ကျော်ဟိန်း, [tɕɔ̀ héɪɰ̃]; born Kyaw Htay, 14 July 1947 – 11 July 2020) was a Burmese actor, director and singer. He was a five-time winner of the Myanmar Academy Award. He had starred in hundreds of movies. He was seen as one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema.[1] He retired in 2008 and became a Theravada Buddhist monk.[2] He held the Dharma name Kittisāra (ကိတ္တိသာရ). His best known movie roles were in Kanyar Pyo Nae Zayar Ao, Sone Yay and Wai Lae Mhway Kyway Lae Mhway.
Kyaw Hein | |
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ကျော်ဟိန်း | |
| Born | Kyaw Htay 14 July 1947 Kyaung Kone Road, Sanchaung Township, Burma (present-day Myanmar) |
| Died | 11 July 2020 (aged 73) Canberra, Australia |
| Other names | Kittisāra (Dharma name) Sayadaw U Kittithara |
| Citizenship | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Education | Basic Education High School No. 4 Ahlone |
| Occupation | Actor Singer Film director |
| Years active | 1968–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Sandar (1960s–1970s) Than Nwe Aye |
| Relatives | Dwe (nephew) |
| Awards | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Actor for 1979, 1982, 1989, 2003, Best Supporting Actor for 1994) |
| Website | https://www.athithedi.com |
Hein died on 11 July 2020 in Canberra, Australia from stroke-related problems, aged 72.[3]
References
- ↑ Birmanie Myanmar. Petit Futé. 19 April 2007. p. 109. ISBN 978-2-7469-1599-2.
- ↑ Nilar (28 July 2008). "Life as monk for actor Kyaw Hein". The Myanmar Times (Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.). http://mmtimes.com/no429/t001.htm. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ↑ ဦးပဉ္ဇင်း ဦးကိတ္တိသာရ (မင်းသားကြီး (ဦး) ကျော်ဟိန်း) ရဲ့ သမီး မခင်ခင်ခ နဲ့ ဘီဘီစီ ဆက်သွယ်မေးမြန်းချက် (in Burmese)