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Famous Yugoslav-era film actor Bekim Fehmiu dies
Jun 15, 2010, 18:56 GMT
Belgrade - Well-known Yugoslav actor of Albanian descent Bekim Fehmiu was found dead on Tuesday in his apartment in Belgrade, Serbian state television RTS reported. He was 74.
Fehmiu is best known for his role in a 1967 movie Skupljaci perja (I Even Met Happy Gypsies) which won the Grand Prize of the Jury and FIPRESCI prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Fehmiu was a major star of Yugoslav films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in many European productions, mostly Italian, and partnered with stars such as Ava Gardner, Charles Aznavour and Olivia de Havilland. He retired from the public life in the 1980s.
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