Than E, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Than E

Burmese singer and civil servant

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1908

Place of Birth: Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar

Date of Death: 17-Jun-2007

Profession: singer

Nationality: Myanmar

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Than E

  • Ma Than E Fend (Burmese: ????????, also known by her baptismal name Dora) was a prominent Burmese singer in the early 20th century, known by her stage name Bilat Pyan Than (?????????????), and an international civil servant who spent a long career in the United Nations.She married an Austrian documentary filmmaker, Warner Fend, and had a great influence on Aung San Suu Kyi.
  • Than E, a family friend, persuaded Suu Kyi to relocate to New York City and work for the United Nations.
  • Than E was born to a Baptist family and attended Rangoon University, before joining the Teacher's Training College.During the Japanese invasion of Burma in World War II, she escaped to India to work for the All India Radio's Burmese language service and subsequently spent the rest of her life abroad.

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