Htun Wai
ထွန်းဝေ
Born
Htun Wai

(1920-10-23)October 23, 1920
Natalin, Bago Region, Myanmar
DiedAugust 8, 2005(2005-08-08) (aged 84)
NationalityBurmese
OccupationActor

Htun Wai (Burmese: ထွန်းဝေ, also spelt also Tun Wai; 23 October 1920–8 August 2005) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese actor.

Htun won his first Myanmar Academy Award in 1957 with the film Bo Mya Din, achieved his second award in 1959 with the film Kagyi yae Ka and third award in 1983 with the film Tatiya arwale ei dutiya Waydanar .[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

He was born on 23 October 1920 in Nattalin, Pegu Division, British Burma (now Bago Region, Myanmar), the eldest of his siblings. His father is Kyaw Sein and mother is Shwe Yin.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1957 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Bo Myadin Won
1959 Myanmar Academy Award Best Actor Ka Gyi Yay Ka Won
1983 Myanmar Academy Award Best Supporting Actor "Tatiy aarwale ei dutiya waydanar" Won

Personal life

Htun first married Daw Saw. After the death of his wife, Daw Saw, he remarried his wife's niece, Daw Htwe Htwe. They have two sons.

Death

At Yankin Township, Yangon, Thiri Zeyar Road, he died at his home on August 8, 2005, at 1:25 am. He is survived by his wife, Daw Htwe Htwe, and children and his grandchildren.

References

  1. "မြန်မာနဲ့ ရုပ်ရှင်".
  2. "မင်းသားကြီး ဦးထွန်းဝေ".
  3. "၁၉၅၂ မှ ယနေ့ထိ ရုပ်ရှင်ထူးချွန်ဆု ရရှိသူမျာ".
  4. "မြန်မာ့ရုပ်ရှင်ထူးချွန်ဆုသမိုင်း".
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