Shweman Tin Maung
Born 1918 in Mandalay; son of U Pya and Daw May, timber merchants; received monastic education; took up dancing as a career at early age under tutelage of his uncle U Ngwe (Palaing Me Ngwe), well known puppet showman; apprenticed to Sein Pa Tu’s musical troupe; later with Mya Chaygyin Daw Ngwe Myaing’s theatrical troupe as Shweman Tin Maung; established own troupe under management of another uncle U Khin Thet; starred in film Wimarna; member of Burmese Cultural Mission to Soviet Union and People’s Republic of China, 1956; visited U.S.S. under Fullbright Exchange Program, 1959; awarded the title Alinga Kyawswa, January 1953. Married Daw Thein Nyunt; seven children.
23A, Kyaikkasan Road, Rangoon.
Book Title : WHO'S WHO IN BURMA
Published By : People's Literature Committe and House
Dated : August 1, 1961
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