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Wednesday, 16.06.2010.

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Veteran actor commits suicide

Veteran actor Bekim Fehmiu was found dead in his apartment in the Belgrade neighborhood of Zvezdara on Tuesday.

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Taken out of context bordering on false information

pre 6 godina

This article fails to inform that Bekim shortly before had suffered a stroke that left him half paralysed which was the most likely the reason for his suicide and he also made a letter apologising to his family.

You can all stop now painting the devil on the wall with your disgusting racist comments against a people that suffered at least 4 ethnical cleansings in Kosovo (the first 2 being made as a result of colonisation first by the Ottoman slavers during the Muslim enslavement & forced conversions of Balkans and later by the Nazis who wanted to help create a greater Albania, and then 2 ethnic cleansings before and after Balkan War 3, so there you have your reasons why Serbs are no longer majority in Kosovo) & were bombed after Albanians made the legendary Racak fraud, a "massacre" which later turned out to be an inscenation by KLA, their "Jerusalem" stolen, and still after all those spats in the face they treated decent Albanians better than i have ever seen Albanians treat the Serbs that live around here.

Sincerely, Ilim Gashir, Kosovo Albanian

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Prof.ass.Afrim Dangellia

pre 13 godina

One of the greatest of Hollywood died, leaving to the comming generations monumental pictures.
I regret his lost.
Prof.ass.Afrim Dangellia
Psychiatrist. Tirana(Albania)

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bganon

pre 13 godina

I find it sad that people are making political points here.

Bekim made it clear throughout his life that he was interested in persuing the arts and wasn't interested in nationalism or point scoring.

So why are a small minority of people here insisting on turing his death into a political issue.

I can only feel and believe that Bekim would agree with me, that the same type of thinking that upset him in his life is appearing here now. Now when he should be left in peace.

Just leave him alone or honour his memory will you? Better not to say anything at all if you can't respect the dead.

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theyllirian

pre 13 godina

RIP The greatest Bekim Fehmiu good bless you and your familly in kosova and USA. After five decades his Albanian nationality its going to be slav like other things we no in history respect

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Dave

pre 13 godina

For all Albanians, who suffered so much during Yugoslavia... this man's success and assimilation into the city of those who persecuted us is a spit in our face.
(Mihali, 17 June 2010 08:21)

What a truly vile comment, particularly under these circumstances.

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Ximi

pre 13 godina

RIP Bekim Femiu

Mikael C, PRN, Peggy, Roberto,

Please have some respect and have your endless and pointless arguments somewhere else.

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Simpatiku

pre 13 godina

Too right Mikael. Here is Roberto eluding that anti Albanian propaganda drove him to suicide and yet here he was living in Belgrade. The very country we should believe drove him to suicide and yet he chose to stay there.
I am really sick of all the rubbish some people write. He had his free "Kosova" to go to. He could've chosen to go back to Sarajevo but he didn't. I wonder why. Things couldnt've been so bad for the Albanians of Serbia then.
(Peggy, 17 June 2010 03:51)

Peggy,
First of all let me join you in honoring one of the best actors of Europe. His death is a great loss for all of us.
What we can do as ordinary people at least for this article is to refrain from using words of hate and sarcasm.

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Hekuran

pre 13 godina

His son put it really beautifully:

"The breakup of Yugoslavia, the horrible fratricidal war, the destruction of Vukovar, the bombing of Dubrovnik, the long-running siege of Sarajevo, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of FR Yugoslavia have made my father withdraw even more. He gave up the words which are the strongest and most beautiful means for an actor. He gave them up and turned them into silence – into protest."

There you have it. This is a tragedy of war, not a victim of one side or another.

RIP and all condolences to his family and friends. What a tragic end.
(kate, 16 June 2010 12:31)

Guess which side made him quit?

R.I.P Bekim

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Mihali

pre 13 godina

For all Albanians, who suffered so much during Yugoslavia... this man's success and assimilation into the city of those who persecuted us is a spit in our face.

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Hruz

pre 13 godina

Small correction. The story sounds nice but Yugoslavia was never behindn the "iron curtain".

That is the reason this actor could become known in the West until the Gorbachev era.

YU citizens could travel and work in the West during the Cold War.

RIP though.

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Srboslav

pre 13 godina

A very sad ending for a great actor, my thoughts are with his family. I hope that they can recover from this tragic incident.

And PRN and Robert, please stop your Trolling in at least this thread, show some respect for the dead.

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roberto

pre 13 godina

I found 2 very good links (engl) and will share them, happily, w/out comment. 1st is an interview -- please read:

http://www.albca.com/aclis/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=301

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekim_Fehmiu

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

I am amazed how he was able to succeeded amidst obvious prejudice. Kudos to him for that.

Curious to know how his sons feel about their mixed ethnic background. Also, like to know about their names. What kind of names are those? Greek???

PRN, take a chill pill.
(BalkanUpdate, 16 June 2010 18:34)
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Even stop to think that perhaps he did not experience any prejudice? Maybe if he did he would've done something about it like move to a place where there is NO prejudice like "Kosova".

Children of mixed marriages don't necessarily hate either side and stick with people who feel the same way. Maybe the mother's side get along very well with them and used to get along with their father as well.
There are mixed religions and ethnicities in my family but we treat each other according to our deeds and how we feel about one another as members of the same family not which side of the fence we came from.

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

Roberto, Do you have to turn everything into anti Serbian rant?

Just go away you racist so and so. I think we are all sick and tired of your rants.
Can't you just say RIP and leave it at that instead of complaining that his ethnicity wasn't mentioned as soon as you wanted it to be and that it also referred to anti Albanian propaganda which was not highlighted enough for you?

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?
(Mikael C, 16 June 2010 23:03)
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Too right Mikael. Here is Roberto eluding that anti Albanian propaganda drove him to suicide and yet here he was living in Belgrade. The very country we should believe drove him to suicide and yet he chose to stay there.
I am really sick of all the rubbish some people write. He had his free "Kosova" to go to. He could've chosen to go back to Sarajevo but he didn't. I wonder why. Things couldnt've been so bad for the Albanians of Serbia then.

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Nelli_Canada

pre 13 godina

Nelli_Canada

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?
(Mikael C, 16 June 2010 23:03)


Dude, did you know that once belgrade was the capital of yugo?. I believe that Bekim Fehmiu was married to a serbian actress and he created a family there so...!

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TP

pre 13 godina

Very sad news. Another great Yugoslav has gone.

I saw some of his movies in the 1970s, such as 'Specijalno vaspitanje' and 'The Adventurers', based on the Harold Robbins novel.

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Mikael C

pre 13 godina

Nelli_Canada

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?

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roberto

pre 13 godina

RIP to bekim fehmiu.

i read his obit earlier on Balkan Insight, didn't realize that he was albanian (can you imagine, not cluing in immediately to ethnicity, on THis site?!)

sad story, for the world to have lost such talent, but perhaps sometimes silence is the only appropriate response to such unending horrors.

it is also troubling that once again there is skirmishing (here) over ethnicity -- there shouldn't be. however -- when some of you quoted the obit (which was well written this time, i believe) you forgot that line: "the anti-albanian propaganda..."

that was and is a bitter reality for most ethnic albanians in the former eu, and it continues to this day, as if we need to point that out, on a regular and unapologetic basis. talk about sad.

so when certain members of a despised and oppressed minority (as ethnic albanians have been in YU and continue to be in various successor countries of former yu) insist upon reminding us about this unending prejudice and its various ugly manifestations, they should not be condemned.

not too long ago we lost lena horne, a remarkable actress who was african american and a trail blazer in her own right. as well as too-often victim of our american racism. this was all frequently sited in her obits, with little controversy. like bekim, she also achieved great success, earned it, but was forced to confront prejudice all along. and in her case, did not choose silence.

best wishes to the family and hope to see one of bekim's films soon. i thought he resembled a young peter o'toole, though w/ darker coloring.

also would like to read his memoirs, if in english.

thanks.

robert0
frisco

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Nelli_Canada

pre 13 godina

Authorities have to let forensics do their job and find out if he really commited suicide. I'm not talking about serb forensics but about an independent invastigation from another country. All ex-yugoslavs(except serbs) have a very good reason not to believe what belgrade says. He never agreed with serbia attacking neighbouring countries during the 90s'.
R.I.P Bekim, you'll be remembered as the greatest and most successful actors in former yugoslavia and beyond.

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BalkanUpdate

pre 13 godina

It's always sad to see someone take their own life, but Bekim certainly lived his life to the fullest & left behind a rich legacy. I am amazed how he was able to succeeded amidst obvious prejudice. Kudos to him for that.

Curious to know how his sons feel about their mixed ethnic background. Also, like to know about their names. What kind of names are those? Greek???

PRN, take a chill pill.

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Mendo

pre 13 godina

Why all this anger towards PRN it's all true what he said in his comment about the army recruits but I think this was not the place to say that and I think Bekim Femiu did commit suicide.

R.I.P Bekim Femiu

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Raymond

pre 13 godina

Do as I do, and just pass on the comments from the resident hate mongers on this news site. I do not read comments from certain names. Their views are sick and distorted, and only create more hatred and nothing towards peace and reconciliation. I did not know this actor, I grew up in the west, but my condolences go out to his family, as he appears to have been a good man, that was sickened by the violence from all sides.

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A

pre 13 godina

PRN, please don't turn this to another Albanians VS Serbs. At this is time we have no reason to believe anything else than what the police are citing is the reason of his death. The comment you made is very inappropriate.

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kate

pre 13 godina

PRN - Please get over yourself and give this wonderful man the respect that he deserves. He was a great actor and one of the most beautiful men on the screen.

Poor guy was obviously pulled apart from all sides, when he was a normal, thinking person who just happened to cross the boundaries between ethnic groups (as many good people do).

His son put it really beautifully:

"The breakup of Yugoslavia, the horrible fratricidal war, the destruction of Vukovar, the bombing of Dubrovnik, the long-running siege of Sarajevo, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of FR Yugoslavia have made my father withdraw even more. He gave up the words which are the strongest and most beautiful means for an actor. He gave them up and turned them into silence – into protest."

There you have it. This is a tragedy of war, not a victim of one side or another.

RIP and all condolences to his family and friends. What a tragic end.

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bganon

pre 13 godina

RIP Bekim. It pains me to think that you took your own life and the possiblity that nobody noticed you were suffering somehow.

Your place among the greatest in Jugoslav / world cinema is assured.

Rest assured that many of us will protect your name and honour your memory.

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wee Kelpie

pre 13 godina

"Veteran actor commits suicide"

Suicide??!!

Serbs killed hundreds ALbanian army recruits in the 1980s, returned in coffins and reported that they committed suicide.

Serbian word/promise/judgment is worthless not only for Albanians but also for the rest of balkna neighbours.
(PRN, 16 June 2010 11:33)

Every opportunity!
Methinks you need conselling. To hijack an obituary is appalling and highlights the delusional fantasy world that you inhabit.

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PRN

pre 13 godina

"Veteran actor commits suicide"

Suicide??!!

Serbs killed hundreds ALbanian army recruits in the 1980s, returned in coffins and reported that they committed suicide.

Serbian word/promise/judgment is worthless not only for Albanians but also for the rest of balkna neighbours.

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kate

pre 13 godina

PRN - Please get over yourself and give this wonderful man the respect that he deserves. He was a great actor and one of the most beautiful men on the screen.

Poor guy was obviously pulled apart from all sides, when he was a normal, thinking person who just happened to cross the boundaries between ethnic groups (as many good people do).

His son put it really beautifully:

"The breakup of Yugoslavia, the horrible fratricidal war, the destruction of Vukovar, the bombing of Dubrovnik, the long-running siege of Sarajevo, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of FR Yugoslavia have made my father withdraw even more. He gave up the words which are the strongest and most beautiful means for an actor. He gave them up and turned them into silence – into protest."

There you have it. This is a tragedy of war, not a victim of one side or another.

RIP and all condolences to his family and friends. What a tragic end.

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wee Kelpie

pre 13 godina

"Veteran actor commits suicide"

Suicide??!!

Serbs killed hundreds ALbanian army recruits in the 1980s, returned in coffins and reported that they committed suicide.

Serbian word/promise/judgment is worthless not only for Albanians but also for the rest of balkna neighbours.
(PRN, 16 June 2010 11:33)

Every opportunity!
Methinks you need conselling. To hijack an obituary is appalling and highlights the delusional fantasy world that you inhabit.

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bganon

pre 13 godina

RIP Bekim. It pains me to think that you took your own life and the possiblity that nobody noticed you were suffering somehow.

Your place among the greatest in Jugoslav / world cinema is assured.

Rest assured that many of us will protect your name and honour your memory.

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A

pre 13 godina

PRN, please don't turn this to another Albanians VS Serbs. At this is time we have no reason to believe anything else than what the police are citing is the reason of his death. The comment you made is very inappropriate.

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Raymond

pre 13 godina

Do as I do, and just pass on the comments from the resident hate mongers on this news site. I do not read comments from certain names. Their views are sick and distorted, and only create more hatred and nothing towards peace and reconciliation. I did not know this actor, I grew up in the west, but my condolences go out to his family, as he appears to have been a good man, that was sickened by the violence from all sides.

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PRN

pre 13 godina

"Veteran actor commits suicide"

Suicide??!!

Serbs killed hundreds ALbanian army recruits in the 1980s, returned in coffins and reported that they committed suicide.

Serbian word/promise/judgment is worthless not only for Albanians but also for the rest of balkna neighbours.

Preporučujem 54 Ne preporučujem 118
Mendo

pre 13 godina

Why all this anger towards PRN it's all true what he said in his comment about the army recruits but I think this was not the place to say that and I think Bekim Femiu did commit suicide.

R.I.P Bekim Femiu

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BalkanUpdate

pre 13 godina

It's always sad to see someone take their own life, but Bekim certainly lived his life to the fullest & left behind a rich legacy. I am amazed how he was able to succeeded amidst obvious prejudice. Kudos to him for that.

Curious to know how his sons feel about their mixed ethnic background. Also, like to know about their names. What kind of names are those? Greek???

PRN, take a chill pill.

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Nelli_Canada

pre 13 godina

Authorities have to let forensics do their job and find out if he really commited suicide. I'm not talking about serb forensics but about an independent invastigation from another country. All ex-yugoslavs(except serbs) have a very good reason not to believe what belgrade says. He never agreed with serbia attacking neighbouring countries during the 90s'.
R.I.P Bekim, you'll be remembered as the greatest and most successful actors in former yugoslavia and beyond.

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Simpatiku

pre 13 godina

Too right Mikael. Here is Roberto eluding that anti Albanian propaganda drove him to suicide and yet here he was living in Belgrade. The very country we should believe drove him to suicide and yet he chose to stay there.
I am really sick of all the rubbish some people write. He had his free "Kosova" to go to. He could've chosen to go back to Sarajevo but he didn't. I wonder why. Things couldnt've been so bad for the Albanians of Serbia then.
(Peggy, 17 June 2010 03:51)

Peggy,
First of all let me join you in honoring one of the best actors of Europe. His death is a great loss for all of us.
What we can do as ordinary people at least for this article is to refrain from using words of hate and sarcasm.

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Hekuran

pre 13 godina

His son put it really beautifully:

"The breakup of Yugoslavia, the horrible fratricidal war, the destruction of Vukovar, the bombing of Dubrovnik, the long-running siege of Sarajevo, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of FR Yugoslavia have made my father withdraw even more. He gave up the words which are the strongest and most beautiful means for an actor. He gave them up and turned them into silence – into protest."

There you have it. This is a tragedy of war, not a victim of one side or another.

RIP and all condolences to his family and friends. What a tragic end.
(kate, 16 June 2010 12:31)

Guess which side made him quit?

R.I.P Bekim

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bganon

pre 13 godina

I find it sad that people are making political points here.

Bekim made it clear throughout his life that he was interested in persuing the arts and wasn't interested in nationalism or point scoring.

So why are a small minority of people here insisting on turing his death into a political issue.

I can only feel and believe that Bekim would agree with me, that the same type of thinking that upset him in his life is appearing here now. Now when he should be left in peace.

Just leave him alone or honour his memory will you? Better not to say anything at all if you can't respect the dead.

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Ximi

pre 13 godina

RIP Bekim Femiu

Mikael C, PRN, Peggy, Roberto,

Please have some respect and have your endless and pointless arguments somewhere else.

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roberto

pre 13 godina

RIP to bekim fehmiu.

i read his obit earlier on Balkan Insight, didn't realize that he was albanian (can you imagine, not cluing in immediately to ethnicity, on THis site?!)

sad story, for the world to have lost such talent, but perhaps sometimes silence is the only appropriate response to such unending horrors.

it is also troubling that once again there is skirmishing (here) over ethnicity -- there shouldn't be. however -- when some of you quoted the obit (which was well written this time, i believe) you forgot that line: "the anti-albanian propaganda..."

that was and is a bitter reality for most ethnic albanians in the former eu, and it continues to this day, as if we need to point that out, on a regular and unapologetic basis. talk about sad.

so when certain members of a despised and oppressed minority (as ethnic albanians have been in YU and continue to be in various successor countries of former yu) insist upon reminding us about this unending prejudice and its various ugly manifestations, they should not be condemned.

not too long ago we lost lena horne, a remarkable actress who was african american and a trail blazer in her own right. as well as too-often victim of our american racism. this was all frequently sited in her obits, with little controversy. like bekim, she also achieved great success, earned it, but was forced to confront prejudice all along. and in her case, did not choose silence.

best wishes to the family and hope to see one of bekim's films soon. i thought he resembled a young peter o'toole, though w/ darker coloring.

also would like to read his memoirs, if in english.

thanks.

robert0
frisco

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Srboslav

pre 13 godina

A very sad ending for a great actor, my thoughts are with his family. I hope that they can recover from this tragic incident.

And PRN and Robert, please stop your Trolling in at least this thread, show some respect for the dead.

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Dave

pre 13 godina

For all Albanians, who suffered so much during Yugoslavia... this man's success and assimilation into the city of those who persecuted us is a spit in our face.
(Mihali, 17 June 2010 08:21)

What a truly vile comment, particularly under these circumstances.

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Mikael C

pre 13 godina

Nelli_Canada

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?

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Hruz

pre 13 godina

Small correction. The story sounds nice but Yugoslavia was never behindn the "iron curtain".

That is the reason this actor could become known in the West until the Gorbachev era.

YU citizens could travel and work in the West during the Cold War.

RIP though.

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Nelli_Canada

pre 13 godina

Nelli_Canada

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?
(Mikael C, 16 June 2010 23:03)


Dude, did you know that once belgrade was the capital of yugo?. I believe that Bekim Fehmiu was married to a serbian actress and he created a family there so...!

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

Roberto, Do you have to turn everything into anti Serbian rant?

Just go away you racist so and so. I think we are all sick and tired of your rants.
Can't you just say RIP and leave it at that instead of complaining that his ethnicity wasn't mentioned as soon as you wanted it to be and that it also referred to anti Albanian propaganda which was not highlighted enough for you?

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roberto

pre 13 godina

I found 2 very good links (engl) and will share them, happily, w/out comment. 1st is an interview -- please read:

http://www.albca.com/aclis/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=301

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekim_Fehmiu

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TP

pre 13 godina

Very sad news. Another great Yugoslav has gone.

I saw some of his movies in the 1970s, such as 'Specijalno vaspitanje' and 'The Adventurers', based on the Harold Robbins novel.

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theyllirian

pre 13 godina

RIP The greatest Bekim Fehmiu good bless you and your familly in kosova and USA. After five decades his Albanian nationality its going to be slav like other things we no in history respect

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?
(Mikael C, 16 June 2010 23:03)
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Too right Mikael. Here is Roberto eluding that anti Albanian propaganda drove him to suicide and yet here he was living in Belgrade. The very country we should believe drove him to suicide and yet he chose to stay there.
I am really sick of all the rubbish some people write. He had his free "Kosova" to go to. He could've chosen to go back to Sarajevo but he didn't. I wonder why. Things couldnt've been so bad for the Albanians of Serbia then.

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

I am amazed how he was able to succeeded amidst obvious prejudice. Kudos to him for that.

Curious to know how his sons feel about their mixed ethnic background. Also, like to know about their names. What kind of names are those? Greek???

PRN, take a chill pill.
(BalkanUpdate, 16 June 2010 18:34)
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Even stop to think that perhaps he did not experience any prejudice? Maybe if he did he would've done something about it like move to a place where there is NO prejudice like "Kosova".

Children of mixed marriages don't necessarily hate either side and stick with people who feel the same way. Maybe the mother's side get along very well with them and used to get along with their father as well.
There are mixed religions and ethnicities in my family but we treat each other according to our deeds and how we feel about one another as members of the same family not which side of the fence we came from.

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Prof.ass.Afrim Dangellia

pre 13 godina

One of the greatest of Hollywood died, leaving to the comming generations monumental pictures.
I regret his lost.
Prof.ass.Afrim Dangellia
Psychiatrist. Tirana(Albania)

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Mihali

pre 13 godina

For all Albanians, who suffered so much during Yugoslavia... this man's success and assimilation into the city of those who persecuted us is a spit in our face.

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Taken out of context bordering on false information

pre 6 godina

This article fails to inform that Bekim shortly before had suffered a stroke that left him half paralysed which was the most likely the reason for his suicide and he also made a letter apologising to his family.

You can all stop now painting the devil on the wall with your disgusting racist comments against a people that suffered at least 4 ethnical cleansings in Kosovo (the first 2 being made as a result of colonisation first by the Ottoman slavers during the Muslim enslavement & forced conversions of Balkans and later by the Nazis who wanted to help create a greater Albania, and then 2 ethnic cleansings before and after Balkan War 3, so there you have your reasons why Serbs are no longer majority in Kosovo) & were bombed after Albanians made the legendary Racak fraud, a "massacre" which later turned out to be an inscenation by KLA, their "Jerusalem" stolen, and still after all those spats in the face they treated decent Albanians better than i have ever seen Albanians treat the Serbs that live around here.

Sincerely, Ilim Gashir, Kosovo Albanian

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PRN

pre 13 godina

"Veteran actor commits suicide"

Suicide??!!

Serbs killed hundreds ALbanian army recruits in the 1980s, returned in coffins and reported that they committed suicide.

Serbian word/promise/judgment is worthless not only for Albanians but also for the rest of balkna neighbours.

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Nelli_Canada

pre 13 godina

Authorities have to let forensics do their job and find out if he really commited suicide. I'm not talking about serb forensics but about an independent invastigation from another country. All ex-yugoslavs(except serbs) have a very good reason not to believe what belgrade says. He never agreed with serbia attacking neighbouring countries during the 90s'.
R.I.P Bekim, you'll be remembered as the greatest and most successful actors in former yugoslavia and beyond.

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Mihali

pre 13 godina

For all Albanians, who suffered so much during Yugoslavia... this man's success and assimilation into the city of those who persecuted us is a spit in our face.

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roberto

pre 13 godina

RIP to bekim fehmiu.

i read his obit earlier on Balkan Insight, didn't realize that he was albanian (can you imagine, not cluing in immediately to ethnicity, on THis site?!)

sad story, for the world to have lost such talent, but perhaps sometimes silence is the only appropriate response to such unending horrors.

it is also troubling that once again there is skirmishing (here) over ethnicity -- there shouldn't be. however -- when some of you quoted the obit (which was well written this time, i believe) you forgot that line: "the anti-albanian propaganda..."

that was and is a bitter reality for most ethnic albanians in the former eu, and it continues to this day, as if we need to point that out, on a regular and unapologetic basis. talk about sad.

so when certain members of a despised and oppressed minority (as ethnic albanians have been in YU and continue to be in various successor countries of former yu) insist upon reminding us about this unending prejudice and its various ugly manifestations, they should not be condemned.

not too long ago we lost lena horne, a remarkable actress who was african american and a trail blazer in her own right. as well as too-often victim of our american racism. this was all frequently sited in her obits, with little controversy. like bekim, she also achieved great success, earned it, but was forced to confront prejudice all along. and in her case, did not choose silence.

best wishes to the family and hope to see one of bekim's films soon. i thought he resembled a young peter o'toole, though w/ darker coloring.

also would like to read his memoirs, if in english.

thanks.

robert0
frisco

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

Roberto, Do you have to turn everything into anti Serbian rant?

Just go away you racist so and so. I think we are all sick and tired of your rants.
Can't you just say RIP and leave it at that instead of complaining that his ethnicity wasn't mentioned as soon as you wanted it to be and that it also referred to anti Albanian propaganda which was not highlighted enough for you?

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?
(Mikael C, 16 June 2010 23:03)
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Too right Mikael. Here is Roberto eluding that anti Albanian propaganda drove him to suicide and yet here he was living in Belgrade. The very country we should believe drove him to suicide and yet he chose to stay there.
I am really sick of all the rubbish some people write. He had his free "Kosova" to go to. He could've chosen to go back to Sarajevo but he didn't. I wonder why. Things couldnt've been so bad for the Albanians of Serbia then.

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Mikael C

pre 13 godina

Nelli_Canada

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?

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Hekuran

pre 13 godina

His son put it really beautifully:

"The breakup of Yugoslavia, the horrible fratricidal war, the destruction of Vukovar, the bombing of Dubrovnik, the long-running siege of Sarajevo, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of FR Yugoslavia have made my father withdraw even more. He gave up the words which are the strongest and most beautiful means for an actor. He gave them up and turned them into silence – into protest."

There you have it. This is a tragedy of war, not a victim of one side or another.

RIP and all condolences to his family and friends. What a tragic end.
(kate, 16 June 2010 12:31)

Guess which side made him quit?

R.I.P Bekim

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wee Kelpie

pre 13 godina

"Veteran actor commits suicide"

Suicide??!!

Serbs killed hundreds ALbanian army recruits in the 1980s, returned in coffins and reported that they committed suicide.

Serbian word/promise/judgment is worthless not only for Albanians but also for the rest of balkna neighbours.
(PRN, 16 June 2010 11:33)

Every opportunity!
Methinks you need conselling. To hijack an obituary is appalling and highlights the delusional fantasy world that you inhabit.

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theyllirian

pre 13 godina

RIP The greatest Bekim Fehmiu good bless you and your familly in kosova and USA. After five decades his Albanian nationality its going to be slav like other things we no in history respect

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kate

pre 13 godina

PRN - Please get over yourself and give this wonderful man the respect that he deserves. He was a great actor and one of the most beautiful men on the screen.

Poor guy was obviously pulled apart from all sides, when he was a normal, thinking person who just happened to cross the boundaries between ethnic groups (as many good people do).

His son put it really beautifully:

"The breakup of Yugoslavia, the horrible fratricidal war, the destruction of Vukovar, the bombing of Dubrovnik, the long-running siege of Sarajevo, the war in Kosovo, the bombing of FR Yugoslavia have made my father withdraw even more. He gave up the words which are the strongest and most beautiful means for an actor. He gave them up and turned them into silence – into protest."

There you have it. This is a tragedy of war, not a victim of one side or another.

RIP and all condolences to his family and friends. What a tragic end.

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Peggy

pre 13 godina

I am amazed how he was able to succeeded amidst obvious prejudice. Kudos to him for that.

Curious to know how his sons feel about their mixed ethnic background. Also, like to know about their names. What kind of names are those? Greek???

PRN, take a chill pill.
(BalkanUpdate, 16 June 2010 18:34)
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Even stop to think that perhaps he did not experience any prejudice? Maybe if he did he would've done something about it like move to a place where there is NO prejudice like "Kosova".

Children of mixed marriages don't necessarily hate either side and stick with people who feel the same way. Maybe the mother's side get along very well with them and used to get along with their father as well.
There are mixed religions and ethnicities in my family but we treat each other according to our deeds and how we feel about one another as members of the same family not which side of the fence we came from.

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bganon

pre 13 godina

RIP Bekim. It pains me to think that you took your own life and the possiblity that nobody noticed you were suffering somehow.

Your place among the greatest in Jugoslav / world cinema is assured.

Rest assured that many of us will protect your name and honour your memory.

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Mendo

pre 13 godina

Why all this anger towards PRN it's all true what he said in his comment about the army recruits but I think this was not the place to say that and I think Bekim Femiu did commit suicide.

R.I.P Bekim Femiu

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BalkanUpdate

pre 13 godina

It's always sad to see someone take their own life, but Bekim certainly lived his life to the fullest & left behind a rich legacy. I am amazed how he was able to succeeded amidst obvious prejudice. Kudos to him for that.

Curious to know how his sons feel about their mixed ethnic background. Also, like to know about their names. What kind of names are those? Greek???

PRN, take a chill pill.

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Nelli_Canada

pre 13 godina

Nelli_Canada

A lot of people didn't agree what happend in the 90s even Serbs. Why did he live in Belgrade almost all his life? After Kosovos so called independence he still stayed in Belgrade. I wonder why?
(Mikael C, 16 June 2010 23:03)


Dude, did you know that once belgrade was the capital of yugo?. I believe that Bekim Fehmiu was married to a serbian actress and he created a family there so...!

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Srboslav

pre 13 godina

A very sad ending for a great actor, my thoughts are with his family. I hope that they can recover from this tragic incident.

And PRN and Robert, please stop your Trolling in at least this thread, show some respect for the dead.

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Dave

pre 13 godina

For all Albanians, who suffered so much during Yugoslavia... this man's success and assimilation into the city of those who persecuted us is a spit in our face.
(Mihali, 17 June 2010 08:21)

What a truly vile comment, particularly under these circumstances.

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Raymond

pre 13 godina

Do as I do, and just pass on the comments from the resident hate mongers on this news site. I do not read comments from certain names. Their views are sick and distorted, and only create more hatred and nothing towards peace and reconciliation. I did not know this actor, I grew up in the west, but my condolences go out to his family, as he appears to have been a good man, that was sickened by the violence from all sides.

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bganon

pre 13 godina

I find it sad that people are making political points here.

Bekim made it clear throughout his life that he was interested in persuing the arts and wasn't interested in nationalism or point scoring.

So why are a small minority of people here insisting on turing his death into a political issue.

I can only feel and believe that Bekim would agree with me, that the same type of thinking that upset him in his life is appearing here now. Now when he should be left in peace.

Just leave him alone or honour his memory will you? Better not to say anything at all if you can't respect the dead.

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roberto

pre 13 godina

I found 2 very good links (engl) and will share them, happily, w/out comment. 1st is an interview -- please read:

http://www.albca.com/aclis/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=301

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekim_Fehmiu

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A

pre 13 godina

PRN, please don't turn this to another Albanians VS Serbs. At this is time we have no reason to believe anything else than what the police are citing is the reason of his death. The comment you made is very inappropriate.

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Ximi

pre 13 godina

RIP Bekim Femiu

Mikael C, PRN, Peggy, Roberto,

Please have some respect and have your endless and pointless arguments somewhere else.

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TP

pre 13 godina

Very sad news. Another great Yugoslav has gone.

I saw some of his movies in the 1970s, such as 'Specijalno vaspitanje' and 'The Adventurers', based on the Harold Robbins novel.

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Hruz

pre 13 godina

Small correction. The story sounds nice but Yugoslavia was never behindn the "iron curtain".

That is the reason this actor could become known in the West until the Gorbachev era.

YU citizens could travel and work in the West during the Cold War.

RIP though.

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Simpatiku

pre 13 godina

Too right Mikael. Here is Roberto eluding that anti Albanian propaganda drove him to suicide and yet here he was living in Belgrade. The very country we should believe drove him to suicide and yet he chose to stay there.
I am really sick of all the rubbish some people write. He had his free "Kosova" to go to. He could've chosen to go back to Sarajevo but he didn't. I wonder why. Things couldnt've been so bad for the Albanians of Serbia then.
(Peggy, 17 June 2010 03:51)

Peggy,
First of all let me join you in honoring one of the best actors of Europe. His death is a great loss for all of us.
What we can do as ordinary people at least for this article is to refrain from using words of hate and sarcasm.

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Prof.ass.Afrim Dangellia

pre 13 godina

One of the greatest of Hollywood died, leaving to the comming generations monumental pictures.
I regret his lost.
Prof.ass.Afrim Dangellia
Psychiatrist. Tirana(Albania)

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Taken out of context bordering on false information

pre 6 godina

This article fails to inform that Bekim shortly before had suffered a stroke that left him half paralysed which was the most likely the reason for his suicide and he also made a letter apologising to his family.

You can all stop now painting the devil on the wall with your disgusting racist comments against a people that suffered at least 4 ethnical cleansings in Kosovo (the first 2 being made as a result of colonisation first by the Ottoman slavers during the Muslim enslavement & forced conversions of Balkans and later by the Nazis who wanted to help create a greater Albania, and then 2 ethnic cleansings before and after Balkan War 3, so there you have your reasons why Serbs are no longer majority in Kosovo) & were bombed after Albanians made the legendary Racak fraud, a "massacre" which later turned out to be an inscenation by KLA, their "Jerusalem" stolen, and still after all those spats in the face they treated decent Albanians better than i have ever seen Albanians treat the Serbs that live around here.

Sincerely, Ilim Gashir, Kosovo Albanian

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