Ekrem Bora Explained

Ekrem Bora
Birth Name:Ekrem Şerif Uçak
Birth Date:1931 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Ankara, Turkey
Death Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation:Film actor

Ekrem Bora (born Ekrem Şerif Uçak; 7 March 1931 – 1 April 2012) was a Turkish film actor.

Biography

After finishing school, he went to Sultanahmet State Printinghouse where he got a diploma in typesetting and binding. In 1953, he participated in and won the "Sinema Artist" competition held by Sezai Solelli's Yıldız (Star) magazine. Bora made his film debut in Alın Yazısı in 1955. After leaving acting for two years, he returned as the leading actor in Mavi Boncuk and went on to appear in nearly 150 films.[1] He won the Golden Orange award for Best Actor twice; first in 1966 for his role in Sürtük, and second in 1991 for Soğuktu Ve Yağmur Çiseliyordu.[2]

On 1 April 2012 he died in hospital in Istanbul, aged 78, from a pulmonary edema.[3] [4] and was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery on 3 April 2012.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sinematurk.com: Ekrem Bora Filmography. 12 September 2010. sinematurk.com. 20 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120720110128/http://www.sinematurk.com/kisi/1290/Ekrem-Bora. dead.
  2. Web site: sinematurk.com: Awards for Ekrem Bora . 12 September 2010 . sinematurk.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101101211410/http://www.sinematurk.com/person.php?action=goToPersonAwardsPage&id=1290 . 1 November 2010 .
  3. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25335722/ Ekrem Bora hayatını kaybetti
  4. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-actor-bora-dead-at-77.aspx?pageID=238&nID=17389&NewsCatID=381 Turkish actor Bora dead at 77
  5. News: Ekrem Bora uğurlandı. HaberTürk. 3 April 2012. tr. 27 May 2012.