1. Teguh Karya later directed numerous critically acclaimed films, including Cinta Pertama, Badai Pasti Berlalu, and November 1828.
13 Facts About Teguh Karya
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In 2001, Karya died from complications from a 1998 stroke.
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Teguh Karya was born Steve Liem Tjoan Hok on 22 September 1937 in Pandeglang, Banten.
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Teguh Karya was the first child of Chinese Indonesians Laksana Karya and Naomi Yahya; there was some Bantenese descent from his grandmother.
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Teguh Karya attended elementary school in Pandeglang, and then moved to Jakarta for junior high school, where he struggled with the exact sciences but did well in the creative arts and history.
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Teguh Karya studied at the Academy of Film and Dramatic Arts in Yogyakarta from 1954 to 1955.
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Teguh Karya then studied at the Indonesian National Theater Academy in Jakarta from 1957 to 1961, where he obtained experience as an actor.
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Teguh Karya acted in Jenderal Kancil, while working at Hotel Indonesia as a stage manager.
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In 1971, Teguh Karya released his first adult-oriented film, Wadjah Seorang Laki-Laki.
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Two years later, Teguh Karya directed the historical epic November 1828, which received six Citra Awards.
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Teguh Karya released his first sinetron, Pulang in 1987.
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In 1998, Teguh Karya suffered from a stroke, which caused some memory loss and put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
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Teguh Karya died at the age of 64 at the Mintoharjo Navy Hospital in Central Jakarta on 11 December 2001.