- Birthday
- 1892-02-27
- Deathday
- 1979-04-29
- Place of Birth
- Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Muhsin Ertuğrul
DirectingBiography
Muhsin Ertugrul also known as Ertugrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director. Muhsin Ertugrul, who had important contributions to both Turkish theatre and Turkish cinema, was born in Istanbul on 28 February 1892. His first performance in theatre was in 1909 with the role of "Bob" in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. He ran the Darülbedayi Theatre in Istanbul from its opening in 1914. He married in 1929 Neyyire Neyir (née Münire Eyüp), one of the first ever Turkish actresses, who debuted in the 1923 movie Atesten Gömlek, directed by himself. The marriage lasted until Neyyire's dea...
