Zaim Muzaferija | |
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Born |
Visoko, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
9 March 1923
Died | 5 November 2003 Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
(aged 80)
Years active | 1961–2001 |
Zaim Muzaferija (9 March 1923 – 5 November 2003) was a Bosnian film, television and stage actor and poet. The magazine 6yka (Buka) called Muzaferija a "legend of Bosnian cinema."
During World War II, Muzaferija was arrested in 1942 with a group of 36 antifascists. In his retirement he became a teacher of German and French.
Muzaferija became an actor when he was in his late 30's, his first film being Uzavreli grad (Boom Town), directed by Veljko Bulajić. The film premiered in February 1961.
Muzaferija died on 5 November 2003 after a long illness. He was buried in a Muslim funeral 7 November 2003.