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Turkish actor and poet (1930–2023)
Yılmaz Gruda
BornAhmet Yılmaz Gruda
(1930-07-14)14 July 1930
Istanbul, Turkey
Died25 July 2023(2023-07-25) (aged 93)
Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation(s)Actor, poet, playwright, translator
Years active1933–2023
Spouses
Tolga Tiğin ​ ​(m. 1957; div. 1963)
Ayşen Gruda ​ ​(m. 1965; div. 1976)
Türkan Gruda ​ ​(m. 1985; died 2014)
Children2

Yılmaz Gruda (14 July 1930 – 25 July 2023) was a Turkish actor, poet, playwright, and translator.

Life and career

A graduate of Ankara Commerce High School, Gruda worked as a government officer and became famous in 1950s when his poems were published in various journals. In 1956, he started acting by joining Cep Theatre, and continued his career at Küçük Theatre, a branch of the Ankara State Theatre. He then worked at the Ankara Meydan Stage and Nisa Serezli acting community. He briefly returned to his job in the government and worked as an engineer. He then managed the Muammer Karaca theatre. Together with Attilâ İlhan, he started the period of blue movement in Turkish poetry. Elements of traditional Turkish theatre and Anton Chekhov's influence is clearly seen in Gruda's works, who also wrote and translated theater plays. Gruda has published his poems and plays in a series of books. He continued to appear in movies and TV series.

Gruda, who had been experiencing health problems for a while, died on 25 July 2023, at the age of 93. On July 27, 2023, he was interred at Karacaahmet Cemetery in Istanbul.

Awards

  • Cumhuriyet Yunus Nadi Award, 2003, Marathon "Bir Uzun Koşu"
  • Behçet Aysan Poetry Award, 1999, Çerçi Zeus
  • 53rd Antalya Film Festival, Honorary Award, 2016

Books

  • Bir Başka O - Oratoryo, Kaynak Publication, February 2007, ISBN 978-975-343-486-7
  • Manzum Nasreddin Hoca Fıkraları, Kaynak Publication, June 2006, ISBN 978-975-343-457-7
  • Marathon "Bir Uzun Koşu", Bilgi Publishing House, June 2002, ISBN 978-975-494-994-0
  • Çerçi Zeus - Bir Çağdaş Mitoloji Denemesi, Öteki Publishing House, 1997, ISBN 975-8012-58-4
  • Çarmıhtaki Yeni Mehmet, Öteki Publishing House, 1997, ISBN 975-8012-56-8
  • Camdaki Düşman, Öteki Publishing House, 1996,
  • Bir Çürümüş Kent Belgeseli, Serander Publication, 2002, ISBN 975-97589-2-X
  • Tek Perdelik Dokuz Oyun, Anton Çehov, Bilgi Publishing House, 1994, ISBN 975-494-437-7
  • Şu Bizim Tiyatromuz, 1976
  • Kül Altındaki Kor, Anton Çehov, 1993

Filmography

References

  1. "Ayşen Gruda'nın eşi kim? Yılmaz Gruda kimdir, kaç yaşında, nereli?". ATV Haber. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "Yılmaz Gruda kimdir?". Milliyet. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Yılmaz Gruda kimdir?". Hürriyet. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Yılmaz Gruda kimdir? Ayşen Gruda'nın eski eşi Yılmaz Gruda kaç yaşında?". Akşam. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Yeşilçam'ın duayen oyuncusu Yılmaz Gruda hayatını kaybetti". Cumhuriyet. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. "Yılmaz Gruda son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". NTV.com.tr (in Turkish). 27 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.

External links

Golden Orange Life Achievement Award
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