In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.
Andjar Asmara
Andjar, 1930
Born
Abisin Abbas
(1902-02-26)26 February 1902
Alahan Panjang, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Died
20 October 1961(1961-10-20) (aged 59)
Cipanas, West Java, Indonesia
Nationality
Indonesian
Known for
Journalism
stage plays
filmmaking
Spouse
Ratna Asmara
Abisin Abbas (Indonesian:[aˈbisɪnaˈbas]; 26 February 1902 – 20 October 1961), better known by his pseudonym Andjar Asmara ([anˈdʒarasˈmara]), was a dramatist and filmmaker active in the cinema of the Dutch East Indies. Born in Alahan Panjang, West Sumatra, he first worked as a reporter in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta). He became a writer for the Padangsche Opera in Padang, where he developed a new, dialogue-centric style, which later spread throughout the region. After returning to Batavia in 1929, he spent over a year as a theatre and film critic. In 1930 he joined the Dardanella touring troupe as a writer. He went to India in an unsuccessful bid to film his stage play Dr Samsi.
After leaving Dardanella in 1936, Andjar established his own troupe. He also worked at a publishers, writing serials based on successful films. In 1940 he was asked to join The Teng Chun's company, Java Industrial Film, helping with marketing and working as a director for two productions. After the Japanese occupation, during which time he stayed in theatre, Andjar made a brief return to cinema. He directed three films in the late 1940s and wrote four screenplays, which were produced as films in the early 1950s. He published a novel, Noesa Penida (1950). Afterward he worked for the remainder of his life writing serials based on local films and publishing film criticism. Historians recognise him as a pioneer of theatre and one of the first native Indonesian film directors, although he had little creative control of his productions.
February 1902 – 20 October 1961), better known by his pseudonym AndjarAsmara ([anˈdʒar asˈmara]), was a dramatist and filmmaker active in the cinema of the...
is a 1949 comedy from what is now Indonesia written and directed by AndjarAsmara. Starring Basuki Djaelani, Ratna Ruthinah, Ali Joego, and Djauhari Effendi...
directed Singapura di Waktu Malam (1947). On 7 April 1931, Ratna married AndjarAsmara, and joined the Dardanella touring troupe in the early 1930s; with the...
Indonesia written and directed by AndjarAsmara for the South Pacific Film Corporation (SPFC). Starring Ratna Asmara and Ali Joego, it follows a woman...
the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) which was directed by AndjarAsmara and produced by The Teng Chun of Java Industrial Film. It tells of a...
talkie Njai Dasima; another native director would not appear until AndjarAsmara and Rd Ariffien made their debuts in 1940. The directors active in the...
from the Dutch East Indies that was written and directed by AndjarAsmara. The film, Andjar's directorial debut, follows a nurse and her superior as they...
Asmara Moerni ([asˈmara mʊrˈni]; Perfected Spelling: Asmara Murni; Indonesian for True Love) is a 1941 romance film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia)...
the mid-1930s he had joined the Bolero troupe, under the direction of AndjarAsmara. After leaving the troupe he spent some time directing radio dramas...
politics. The area was affected by the Alahan Panjang earthquakes in 1943. AndjarAsmara – (1902–1961), dramatist and filmmaker Rohana Kudus – (1884–1972), the...
in Dr. Samsi (1937), a drama film adapted from modern play script by AndjarAsmara. This film was produced in Calcutta, British Bombay, with the help from...
Zainal Abidin, actor Zaskia Adya Mecca, actress Zaskia Sungkar, actress AndjarAsmara, film director Arizal, film director Asrul Sani, screenwriter Bachtiar...
Joego and the troupe, which included AndjarAsmara as the main script writer and actors such as Dja', Ratna Asmara, and Astaman, toured Southeast Asia...
the paper. Kamadjaja migrated to the theatre in 1943, joining AndjarAsmara and Andjar's wife Ratna in establishing the Tjahaja Timoer theatrical troupe...
theatre troupe Bintang Timur during the Indonesian National Revolution. AndjarAsmara, Ratna's husband and a former film director and dramatist, penned the...
journalist and former member of the touring theatrical group Bolero under AndjarAsmara. With Panggilan Darah, which he also wrote, Suska became one of several...
Indonesian film director in the Indies. After, he left Tan's to replace AndjarAsmara as editor in chief of Doenia Film, a Malay-language film magazine. Effendi...
the 1930s, he was active in the Bolero touring troupe, under AndjarAsmara. When Andjar went to Java Industrial Film to become a director for The Teng...
Tjeng Bok (1900–1985) Fred Young (1900–1977) Bissu Usman (1901–1974) AndjarAsmara (1902–1961) The Teng Chun (1902–1977) Bachtiar Effendi (1903–1976) Rd...
along with Astaman, Tan Tjeng Bok, Dja, and Ferry Kock. In mid 1934, AndjarAsmara announced that Dardanella will doing a tour around Malaya and East Asia...
Terang Boelan (Full Moon); this migration also saw figures like Andjar and Ratna Asmara, as well as Fifi Young and her husband Njoo Cheong Seng, join the...
Darah Java Industrial Film would later employ Astaman, Ratna Asmara, and AndjarAsmara of Dardanella beginning with their 1941 production Kartinah (Biran...
seven poems and nine short stories while working for the newspaper. AndjarAsmara, a former film director, published the most serials; both of his serials...
stories, and serials to Asia Raya: Achdiat K. Mihardja, short stories AndjarAsmara, short stories and serials Bakri Siregar, short stories HB Jassin, poems...
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