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October 16, 1914 – December 23, 1970
Bayanaul, Bayanaul district, Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan
Also known as: Shaken Ajmanov · Шакен Кенжетаевич Айманов · Шәкен Кенжетайұлы Айманов · Шаке́н Кенжета́евич Айма́нов · Шаке́н (Шахкерим) Кенжета́евич Айма́нов · Шәкен (Шаһкерім) Кенжетайұлы Айманов…
Shaken Kenzhetaevich Aimanov (Kazakh: Шәкен Кенжетайұлы Айманов; born 15 October 1914 – 23 December 1970; Bayanaul) was a Soviet (Kazakh) film director, screenwriter, actor. He is considered to be the father of Kazakh cinematography, as well as an iconic film director and actor. He directed eleven films between 1954 and 1970. Aimanov was born in Bayanaul, Russian Empire (now Kazakhstan) in 1914. He studied at the Kazakh Institute of Education in Semipalatinsk (now Semey) fro…
