Filmmaker · Burma (Myanmar)
Tin Maung
Died in 2000
Tin Maung was born on 7 August 1908 at Prome, the younger brother of Nyi Pu, one of the country's first actors, and appeared on screen as early as 1923. A student at the University of Rangoon, he joined the A1 company, the great studio of the day, in 1934, and moved into directing in 1937. Enlisted in 1942 in the army for Burmese independence, he was after the war an actor, director and producer, twice awarded by the Burmese Academy, and chaired the film council. He died in Rangoon on 4 October 2000.