Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh

Abbas Mirza Abdulrasul oglu Sharifzadeh was an Azerbaijani actor, film director and film editor, and Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR .

Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh was born into a family of a teacher, who taught at Seyid Azim Shirvanis Usuli Jadid school. After the 1902 Shamakhi earthquake, the family moved to Baku, where Sharifzadeh became a member of a drama club at his school. In 1908, he started acting in serious plays. But he had not gained fame until a successful portrayal of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar in Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyevs play of the same name in 1911. Not having received any professional training in dramatic arts Sharifzadeh was remembered for his outstanding performance of primary roles in stagings of both local and Western pieces.

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