Abror Hidoyatov (3 October 1958) was a

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, Uzbek actor of theater and cinema and a singer. He was honored with the title of

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

in 1945.

Biography

Hidoyatov was born on 27 August 1900 (according to other sources, December 31 ) in the Degrez Mahalla in

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

. At the age of ten, he learned to play the

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and soon became a singer. He began his stage career in 1918, working in the theatrical group "Turan," led by (from 1919, the K. Marx Troupe, and from 1920, the Exemplary Regional Drama Troupe). In 1927, he graduated from the Uzbek State Drama Studio at the Uzbek House of Enlightenment (later the I. V. Stalin Uzbek Institute of Enlightenment) in

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, where he studied under

Ruben Simonov Ruben Nikolayevich Simonov (, ; 2 April 1899 – 5 December 1968) was a Soviet actor, theater director and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1946). Biography Simonov was born in Moscow, to a family of Armenians in Russia, Russian Armeni ...

, Lev Sverdlin, and Iosif Tolchanov. Graduates of this studio formed the core of the Hamza Uzbek Drama Theater. From 1927 until the end of his life, he was an actor in the Central State Exemplary Uzbek Troupe in

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(from 1929, the Hamza State Uzbek Drama Theater in Tashkent, and from 2001, the ). He portrayed over 70 roles. He embodied on stage the finest examples of Russian, European, and Uzbek dramatic art. While being a theater actor, he performed folk songs at concerts and appeared in musical dramas and comedies. In 1936, he wrote a play titled "Avaz". He was a member of the Communist Party (

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) from 1922. He died from a stroke on 3 October 1958, in

. He was buried at the .

Family

Hidoyatov was married to Sara Ishanturaeva (1911''–''1998), a dramatic actress. Like her husband, she became a

(1951). Together, they had two sons: (19302015), a historian, professor, doctor of historical sciences, and Honored Scientist of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as Timur (19322024), an architect, professor, and lecturer in various disciplines at the Tashkent Architecture and Civil Engineering Institute.

Awards

People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти� ...

(1937) *

(24 March 1945) * Stalin Prize 2nd class (1949) - for his performance in the leading role in the play "Alisher Navoi" by Uygur and Sultanov *

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

(24 March 1945) * Two

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(31 May 1937 and 16 January 1950) *

Order of Outstanding Merit The Order of Outstanding Merit ( Uzbek: ''Buyuk xizmatlari uchun'') is an order that is currently awarded by the Republic of Uzbekistan. Design The Order of Outstanding Merit is made from 925 probe silver alloy plated with 0.25 micron thick gol ...

(25 August 2000)

Roles in the theater

He performed more than thirty roles in theater throughout his career: * 1921 – "''

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''" by

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– Wurm * 1926 – "''

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''" by

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– The Mayor * 1928 – "''Zagmuk''" by – Zer Sibane * 1929 – "''Dva kommunista''" by K. Yashen – Arslan * 1929 – "''Myatej''" based on

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– Kokumbay * 1930 – "''Chelovek s portfelem''" by – Granatov * 1930 – "''Vrediteli xlopka''" by U. Ismailov – Aman * 1931 – "''Istoriya zagovorila''" by J. Said and – Aripov * 1932 – "''Sojjem''" by K. Yashen – Sarymsak * 1932 – "''Maska sorvana''" by – Toigbek * 1934 – "''Razgrom''" by K. Yashen – Arslan * 1934 – "'" by – Brodsky * 1934 – "''Moy drug''" by

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– Gai * 1935 – "''

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''" by

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– Hamlet * 1937 – "'" by

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– Shvandya * 1939 – "''Bay i batrak''" by Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi – Gafur * 1941 – "

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" by

– Othello * 1943 – "''Mukanna''" by

Hamid Olimjon Hamid Olimjon (sometimes spelled Hamid Alimjan in English; ; ; 12 December 1909 – 3 July 1944) was an Uzbek poet, playwright, scholar, and literary translator of the Soviet period. Hamid Olimjon is considered to be one of the finest twentieth- ...

– Mukanna * 1945 – "Alisher Navoi" by Uygʻun and – Alisher Navoi * "''

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''" by

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– Harpagon * "''

Turandot (Gozzi) ''Turandot'' (1762) is a ''commedia dell'arte'' play by Count Carlo Gozzi after a supposedly Persian story from the collection ''Les Mille et un jours'' (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix (not to be confused with ''One Thousand and O ...

''" by

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– Calaf * "''Ovechiy istochnik''" by

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– Frondoso * "''Xalima''" by G. Zafari – Negmat * "''Yarkin-oy''" by Chulpan – Ahmad-batyr * " ''Arshin Mal Alan''" by

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– Asker * " ''Leyli and Majnun''" by Uzeyir Hajibeyov – Majnun * "''Yeshyo raz jenyus''" by Chulpan – Nasreddin * "''Exo''" by – Bob * "''Rustam''" by U. Ismailov – Rustam * "''Farxad i Shirin''" by Khurshid, based on the poem by

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* "''Djalaleddin''" by Maqsud Shayxzoda – Timur-Malik

Filmography

1945 – "'" – Sardor.

Memory

In 1967, a documentary film dedicated to the life and work of the actor was released (directed by Bobo Xoʻjayev). In

, the name of A. Hidoyatov is given to the State Drama Theater (Uzbek State Drama Theater named after Abror Hidoyatov) (1991) and One of the Streets (1986).

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Family

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Memory

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