A. Sarosa Explained

A. Sarosa
Other Names:A. S. Rosa
Birth Name:Ali Sarosa
Birth Date:20 February 1918
Birth Place:Banyumas, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality:Indonesian
Years Active:1941–1957
Spouse:
  • Komalasari;
  • Ellya Rosa
Children:6

Ali Sarosa (20 February 1918 – 19 November 1975), better known by his stage name A. Sarosa, was an Indonesian actor who was active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Early life

Ali Sarosa was born on 20 February 1918 in Banyumas, Dutch East Indies. He completed his education at MULO and started to taking a librarian course.

Personal life

Marriages and relationships

Sarosa was married to Komalasari, an actress, who was 13 year his junior. They had two children.

Death

Sarosa died in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 19 November 1975, at the age of 57.

Career

Sarosa worked as a librarian at Alg. Centrale Bank in Bandung, West Java, and then moved to Lindeman & Co trading company in 1937. When Fred Young was looking for an actor who graduated from middle school, he cast Sarosa along with Chatir Harro to star in his film Djantoeng Hati (1941).

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Sarosa joined Nusantara troupe who was founded by Ali Joego as a lead actor. He led a fight in Sumedang, West Java, during the Indonesian National Revolution and returned to film industry in the 1950s.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1941Djantoeng Hati
1941Air Mata IboeSoemadi
1950Ratapan IbuSarosa
1951MarundaKahar
1955Sampai Berdjumpa KembaliLieutenant Sutrisno
1955Ratu Kentjana
1955Impian Semalam
1955Gambang Semarang
1956Peristiwa Surabaja Gubeng
1957Apa Jang Kunanti

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