Muhsin Ertuğrul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Muhsin Ertuğrul

Turkish actor and director

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1892

Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1979

Profession: screenwriter, stage actor, film director

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Muhsin Ertugrul (28 February 1892 – 29 April 1979), 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 death in 1943.
Ertugrul then married Handan Uran (born 1927) in 1950.
A stage actress, she starred in her only movie, the 1953 Halici Kiz, once again directed by Ertugrul himself.
She survived her husband's death in 1979.