Nyunt Win (; 8 March 1941 – 1 July 2021) was a Burmese film actor. He won seven

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throughout his distinguished career, the most of any recipient in Burmese history.

Early life and education

Nyunt Win was born on 8 March 1941 in the village of Zwekala in

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, British Burma (now Myanmar) to Thein Nyunt and Shwe Man Tin Maung, a Burmese dancer-actor, as the eldest of seven siblings. His father Tin Maung founded an influential theatrical troupe, theater troupe, Shwe Man Thabin, in 1933. In his early childhood, Nyunt Win attended Mandalay Boy's School and St. Francis Boys' School (now Basic Education High School No. 5 Tarmwe) in Rangoon. Between the ages of 10 to 20, he attended Darjeeling College in India. He briefly attended the

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to pursue a diploma in radio electronics, and

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to pursue a diploma in

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Career

Nyunt Win debuted as an actor in the film ''Do Thami Alo Shi Thi'' (သတို့သမီး အလိုရှိသည်), directed by Thein Zaw. Throughout his career, he received 7

. Nyunt Win helped pioneer the revival of

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in Myanmar, a sport he had played as a child. In 2005 he became the inaugural president of the Myanmar Cricket Federation.

Death

He died on 1 July 2021 and was survived by his wife and three children.

Filmography

* Hsaung (1966) * Ko Yal Toe Yal Soe Soe Yal (1967) *Banto Lu Lay Nae Thuzar (1968) *Apeyadana (1968) *Chit Thu Waing Waing Lal (1971) * Aww Main Ma Main Ma (1972) *Tatiya A Ywal Ei Dutiya Waydanar (1983) *Thida Khun Hna Tan (1993) * Never Shall We Be Enslaved (1997) *Hsan Yay (2002) * Mystery of Snow (2004) * Kyan Sit Min (2005) * Zaw Ka Ka Nay The (2009) *Htarwara A Linn Tan Myar (2011)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{authority control 1940 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Burmese male actors Male actors from Yangon Burmese male film actors 20th-century Burmese male singers Burmese cricket people