Umur Bugay

 
Style of Art : Playwright, screenwriter, dramaturgist, director
Branch of Art : Theatre, film, and TV series
Art Profile :

Umur Bugay was born in Ankara in 1941. He graduated from the Faculty of Letters at Istanbul University in 1964, and started working at the Arena Theatre in 1962. He worked as an actor, director, and dramaturgist at the Gülriz Sururi - Engin Cezzar Theatre, the Halkı Oyuncuları Theatre, and the Dostolar Theatre. In 1972, Bugay began writing plays. Most of his works were staged at the Devekuşu Kabare Theatre. After 1975, he wrote stories and articles for various newspapers and magazines. In 1974, Bugay wrote the screen play "Cemil" together with Atıf Yılmaz and Yılmaz Güney, and started working in the field of cinema. The screen play of the film "Hababam Sınıfı" (1975) is also one of Bugay′s works. In 1988, he became famous for his TV series "Bizimkiler", which was broadcasted on TRT. Bugay also worked as a producer. He has published the story book "Türk Küçükleri."

Awards:
1970, DİSK the Best Director Award for the play "Pir Sultan Abdal"
1976, Antalya Film Festival, the Best Original Script Award for "İşte Hayat"
1978, Antalya Film Festival, the Best Original Script Award for "Çöpçüler Kralı"
2013, 18th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Acting Awards, honorary award

Films and TV series as a screenwriter:
1975, Iste hayat
1975, Deli Yusuf
1975, Outrageous Class
1976, Tuzak
1976, King of the Doormen
1976, Hasip ile Nasip
1977, The King of the Street Cleaners
1977, Aslan bacanak
1978, Köseyi Dönen Adam (screenplay)
1984, Postaci
1986, Yoksul
1986, Namus düsmani
1986, Davaci
1988, Reklamlar
1988, Düttürü dünya (writer)
1989, Bizimkiler (TV series) (writer)
1999, Durusma (writer)
2003, Rus gelin (writer)
2007, Reyting kasabasi (TV movie) (screenplay)

Reference: sinemalar.com, tr.wikipedia.org

City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English
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