Win Oo
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| Native name | ဝင်းဦး |
| Born |
Hla Myint 13 March 1935 Rangoon, Burma |
| Died | 14 December 1988 (aged 53) Rangoon, Burma |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer, singer and publisher. |
Win Oo (Burmese: ဝင်းဦး; pronounced: [wɪ́ɴ ʔú] (13 March 1935 – 14 December 1988) was a Burmese actor, director, writer, singer and publisher. He died of stomach cancer in 1988.
Win Oo was born Hla Myint in Yangon to his parents U Ba Nyunt (Chit-Dukkha) and Daw Hnin Yi. He studied at TTC Teacher Training College. In 1952, he discontinued his university education and joined the Burmese Army. He left as an army captain in 1962.
His first movie was "Hna-Yauk Hte Nay-Gyin-De", adapted from a novel of his. He both directed and starred in Saung Einmet and Hmon Shwe Yee. He founded the Sanda movie company, established first "color offset printer" in Burma, and published Sanda Magazine. He wrote 31 novels.
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