Win Oo

Article summary

Win Oo ( ; , 13 March 1935 – 14 December 1988) was a two-time Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards winning Burmese actor, singer, director, writer and publisher. He became publicly known for his acting, singing and directing. Win was considered one of the most important actors in history of Burmese cinema. He died of colorectal cancer in 1988.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1935-03-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374074247