Luan Qerimi (15 October 1929 – 2 December 2018) was an Albanian

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. He was known for his work in theater, and has performed in plays by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

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Othello ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'', often shortened to ''Othello'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare around 1603. Set in Venice and Cyprus, the play depicts the Moorish military commander Othello as he is manipulat ...

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Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

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Bertold Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a ...

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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui ''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'' (), subtitled "A parable play", is a 1941 play by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the cauliflower ra ...

'') in addition to works by Albanian dramatists such as

Kolë Jakova Kolë is an Albanian language, Albanian masculine given name. People bearing the name Kolë include: *Kolë Berisha (1947–2021), Kosovan politician *Kolë Idromeno (1860–1939), Albanian painter *Kolë Tromara (1882–1945), Albanian nationalis ...

and Ekrem Kryeziu. He also made a few films, and worked with Albanian directors such as

Dhimitër Anagnosti Dhimitër Anagnosti (born 23 January 1936) is an Albanian film director and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Albania in the 1990s and a Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports. For his contribution in film, he received the People's ...

. In 1989, Qerimi was named an Artist of Merit by the

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* 1929 births 2018 deaths Albanian male stage actors Albanian male film actors Merited Artists of Albania 20th-century Albanian male actors People from Lushnjë {{Albania-actor-stub