Sulejman Kupusović, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sulejman Kupusović

Bosnian film director

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1951

Place of Birth: Kladanj, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 15-Aug-2014

Profession: film director

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sulejman Kupusovic (7 April 1951 – 15 August 2014) was a Bosnian theater director.
Also, he directed some television films and series. In 1974, Kupusovic received a diploma from the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts in Zagreb, as a director of theater, film and television.
He later studied philosophy and comparative literature at the University of Zagreb.
He directed in theaters across the former Yugoslavia, as well as the first Bosnian opera, Hasanaginica, which premiered in Sarajevo on 18 March 2000.
In addition to theater performances, he has directed several TV films, dramas and sitcoms.
He directed the award-winning 2011 theater play Krokodil Lacoste written by Zlatko Topcic, in Chamber Theater 55. Kupusovic died aged 63 in the Bosnian capital city after a long illness.
After his death, the stages of the Sarajevo National Theatre where Kupusovic directed a number of plays were covered with white roses.
The memorial began with the John Lennon song Working Class Hero as Kupusovic's paintings were shown on screen.