Bhanuband Yugala
Prince Bhanuband Yugala (also Bhanubandh Yukhon, Prince Bhanu, พระเจ้า วร วงศ์ เธอ พระองค์เจ้า ภาณุ พันธุ์ ยุคล , pronunciation: [ pʰrá.ʤâo.wo.ra.woŋ.tʰə pʰrá.ʡoŋ.ʤâo pʰa.nú.pʰan.jú.kʰon ]; * November 27, 1910 in Songkhla ; † February 5, 1995 in Bangkok ) was a Thai director , film producer , screenwriter , composer and writer .
Prince Bhanuband was a grandson of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), son of Yukhon Thikhamporn and was nicknamed Sadet Ong Chaiyai . Princess Soamsawali , who was married to the heir to the throne Vajiralongkorn between 1978 and 1991, is his granddaughter and the film director Chatrichalerm Yukol is his nephew.
Young years
Prince Bhanuband was raised personally by Queen Sripatcharintra until he was three years old and later trained at the Thepsirin School and later in France. In his youth (after 1922) he also lived in England and the USA before he returned to Siam, later Thailand, in the thirties and was accepted into the cavalry division of the Royal Thai Army . In addition to his military duties, he dealt with filmmaking.
In 1936, Prince Bhanuband's youngest brother, Prince Anusorn Mongkolkarn , founded Lavoe Motion Pictures and produced their first film, Naam Yok Ok (The Thorn in Your Side). Bhanuband followed suit in 1938 by founding his own company, the Thai Film Company, which made the first film Tharn Fai Kao (The Old Flame) in 1938 . During the Second World War , the company was dissolved and the systems were sold to the Thai Air Force . Film historians assume that the films were lost during this time.
Post-war years
After Prince Bhanuband wrote the play Phantay Norasingh (rower Norasingh) in 1942 , he produced a film with his new production company Assawin Pictures after the war, for which he hired the renowned director Rattana Pestonji . Also a film about the life of and the legends of King Naresuan the Great (reigned 1590 to 1605).
Prince Bhanuband promoted innovation in the Thai film industry, often spending his own fortune to support less well-off directors. He introduced the 35mm film, which soon replaced the previous standard 16mm film. Also the first Thai film in CinemaScope , Ruen Phae (River House), a co-production with Shaw Brothers .
Prince Bhanuband also composed the film music for several of his films himself. His Tai Ton Rang was the first Thai novel to be translated into English.
On February 5, 1995, Prince Bhanuband died in Bangkok as a result of blood poisoning .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bhanuband Yugala |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prince Bhanuband Yugala (full name); พระเจ้า วร วงศ์ เธอ พระองค์เจ้า ภาณุ พันธุ์ ยุคล (th) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Thai director, film producer, screenwriter, composer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Songkhla |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th February 1995 |
| Place of death | Bangkok |