Nusrat Fatullayev

Nusrat Fatullayev was born on May 29, 1913, in Lankaran. In 1930–1934, he studied at the Azerbaijan State Azim Azimzadeh Art School.^[1] In 1938, he was appointed chief artist of the Azerbaijan National Drama Theatre and held that position until the end of his life.^[2]

He gave stage design to "Hekayati Molla Ibrahim-Khalil Kimyagar" (Mirza Fatali Akhundov, 1938) comedy in Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators, "Arshin Mal Alan" (Uzeyir Hajibeyov, 1972), "Students' trick" (Rauf Hajiyev, 1940), "Young at Fifty Years Old" (Zulfugar Hajibeyov, 1943) operettas in Azerbaijan State Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy. He was the artist of more than fifty plays, such as "Almaz" (Jafar Jabbarly, 1936), "Vagif" (Samad Vurgun, 1938), "Tahmina and Zaur" (Anar, 1985) at the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater.^[3]

Nusrat Fatullayev died on October 1, 1987, in Baku. He was buried in the II Alley of Honor.^[3]

• People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR — July 21, 1949
• Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — April 23, 1940
• Stalin Prize — 1948
• State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR — April 27, 1972
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour — July 22, 1949
• Order of the Badge of Honour — February 25, 1946; June 9, 1959