Ali Taygun

Born

1943

Place of birth

Istanbul

Died

16 December 2009 (aged 66)

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Ali Taygun was born in 1943 in Istanbul. After completing Robert College and the school's higher-education program in English Language and Literature, he went to the United States; in 1969 he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater directing from Yale University.

After returning to Turkey, he worked for a time at Kent Oyuncuları and in 1974 joined the Istanbul City Theaters. In Ankara he staged plays for Birlik Sahnesi, Çağdaş Sahne, the State Theater and the State Opera; he served on the City Theaters' directing staff and taught theater courses at Yeditepe University. He translated many English plays into Turkish, chiefly the works of Shakespeare, and made adaptations; the title of a play he wrote himself is Masal Bahçesi. In 1996 he designed the Lirik Tarih Gösterisi for the opening of the Habitat II Conference in Istanbul.

In front of the camera, he appeared in the films Battal Gazi Destanı, Şeytan and Şekerpare, and played Ali Kemal in the series Cumhuriyet. From 1993 he also worked as a television producer; he directed Şans Blokları and Artist Palas. His writings on theater, aesthetics and philosophy were published in various newspapers and magazines. He died on 16 December 2009 in Istanbul.

Taygun appeared in Avşar Film's 2002 film Kolay Para.