P. Ramlee
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Tan Sri Datuk Amar P. Ramlee |
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| Born |
Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh 22 March 1929 Penang, Straits Settlements (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 29 May 1973 (aged 44) Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
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| Notable work |
Bujang Lapok film series Antara Dua Darjat Sergeant Hassan Do Re Mi film series Labu Labi film series Tiga Abdul Hang Tuah |
| Spouse(s) | Junaidah Daeng Harris (1950 -1955) Noorizan Mohd. Noor (1955 - 1961) Salmah binti Ismail a.k.a. Saloma (1961 - 1973) |
| Children | 1. Mohamad Nasir Bin Teuku Zakaria a.k.a. Nasir P. Ramlee (son) 2. Arfan P. Ramlee (son) 3. Sazali P. Ramlee (adopted son) 4. Safarina bte Mum a.k.a. Dian P Ramlee (adopted daughter) 5. Betty P. Ramlee (adopted daughter) 6. Zakiah bte Ahmad Rejab (adopted daughter) 7. Sabarudin bin Ramlee (adopted son) |
| Parent(s) | Teuku Nyak Puteh Teuku Karim Che Mah Hussein |
| Relatives | Sheikh Ali Sheikh Muhammad (older maternal half-brother) |
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Tan Sri Datuk Amar Teuku Zakaria Teuku Nyak Putih (Jawi: تاوكو زكريا تاوكو ڽق ڤوتيه), commonly known as P. Ramlee (22 March 1929 – 29 May 1973) was a Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Due to his contributions to the movie and music industry and his literary work. which began with his acting debut in Singapore in 1948 to the height of his career then later moving to Malaysia in 1964 onwards to his death, he is regarded as a prominent icon of Malay entertainment; with his fame even reaching as far as Brunei and Sumatra, Indonesia as well as in Hong Kong and Japan.
P. Ramlee, or Teuku Zakaria was born on 22 March 1929 to Teuku Nyak Puteh and Che Mah Hussein at 40A Caunter Hall (renamed Jalan P. Ramlee in 1983) in Penang, then part of the Straits Settlements. His father, Teuku Nyak Puteh, travelled from Lhokseumawe in Aceh, Indonesia) to settle in Penang; while his mother, Che Mah Hussein, was from Kubang Buaya in Butterworth, Penang.
Ramlee received his education from the Sekolah Melayu Kampung Jawa (Kampung Jawa Malay School), Francis Light English School and the Penang Free School; in all he was registered as “Ramlee” in school. Reportedly a reluctant student, Ramlee was nevertheless talented in music and football. His studies at the Penang Free School was interrupted by the Japanese occupation from 1942 to 1945, during which he enrolled in the Japanese navy school. He also learnt the basics of music and to sing Japanese songs during this period. When the war ended, he took music lessons that enabled him to read musical notations.
His first screen appearance was in Chinta, a B. S. Rajhans-directed film produced by Malay Film Productions in 1948. Between 1948 and 1955, he has starred in a total of 27 films. He eventually ventured into film directing under the mentoring of Madras-born director .
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