Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1914-10-16
Day of Death1970-12-23 (56 years)
Place of BirthBayanaul, Bayanaul district, Pavlodar region, Kazakhstan
Also Known AsShaken AjmanovШакен Кенжетаевич АймановШәкен Кенжетайұлы АймановШаке́н Кенжета́евич Айма́новШаке́н (Шахкерим) Кенжета́евич Айма́новШәкен (Шаһкерім) Кенжетайұлы АймановShaken Kenzhetaevich AimanovШ. Айманов

Shaken Aimanov

Biography

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...Read More