Tursunoy Saidazimova
One of the first Uzbek actresses and singers, who performed on stage unveiled; killed in Bukhara in 1928 aged about 17. Hamza dedicated a poem to her.
- Occupation:
- Actress, Singer, Stage actor
- Nickname:
- Uzbek Nightingale
- Born:
- 1911 — 1928
- Birthplace:
- Tashkent
Biography
Tursunoy Saidazimova was born in 1911 in Tashkent and was one of the first Uzbek actresses. From 1924 to 1927 she studied at the three-year Uzbek theatre studio attached to the Uzbek House of Enlightenment in Moscow, as a pupil of the poet and playwright Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi; sources say they met in Tashkent in 1926 and that he persuaded her to take part in opera.
From 1927 until her death she was an actress of the Uzbek State Theatre, adding songs to many productions; colleagues called her «the Uzbek nightingale». She was among the first women to perform on stage without a veil.
In 1928, in Bukhara, aged about 17, she was killed by her husband, who stabbed her for having «dishonoured the family». Hamza dedicated the poem «On the Death of Tursunoy» to her; he himself was killed a year later in a village of the Fergana Valley. Her name is still remembered in the history of the Uzbek theatre.
Education
- Uzbek State Drama Studio in MoscowOther · 1924–1927
Career
- Uzbek National Academic Drama TheatreActress · Tashkent · 1927–…
Life path
- 1911Born in Tashkent
Became one of the first Uzbek actresses.
- 1924Uzbek theatre studio in Moscow
Studied until 1927 as a pupil of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi.
- 1927Uzbek State Theatre
An actress and singer of the theatre until her death.
- 1928Killed in Bukhara
Killed by her husband; Hamza wrote a poem in her memory.