Relja Bašić

Croatian actor and politician (1930-2017)

Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor and politician. He was one of the most well known Croatian actors with a career which lasted for more than half a century. He was best remembered role is Mr. Fulir in 1970 cult musical comedy Tko pjeva zlo ne misli.

Relja Bašić
at Niš in 1984
Born(1930-02-14)14 February 1930
Died7 April 2017(2017-04-07) (aged 87)
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroat
OccupationActor

Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 in Zagreb, at the time of Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was born to a Jewish mother Elly (née Lerch) Bašić.[1][2]

During 1992 parliamentary elections he appeared as that party's candidate in one of Zagreb constituencies.

In 1995, President Tuđman awarded him with the Order of Danica Hrvatska.[3] Bašić also acted as a UNESCO Artist for Peace.[4]

Bašić suffered from a femur fracture years before his death.[5] Bašić died on 7 April 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia, aged 87.[6][7]

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  1. Snješka Knežević (2011, p. 106)
  2. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database: Relja Basic". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  3. "Odluka o odlikovanju Relje Bašića Redom Danice hrvatske s likom Marka Marulića". Narodne Novine (in Croatian) (94/1995). Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  4. "Bai, Relja". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  5. Čulić, Ivana (8 April 2017). "U 88. godini života preminuo je glumac Relja Bašić". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. "UMRO Relja Bašić Legendarni glumac preminuo u 87. godini". Jutarnji Kultura (in Croatian). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  7. "Preminuo glumac Relja Bašić". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 8 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-08.

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