Ali Sarosa (20 February 1918 – 19 November 1975), better known by his stage name A. Sarosa, was an Indonesian actor who was active in the 1940s and 1950s.

A. Sarosa
Sarosa in 1955
Born
Ali Sarosa

(1918-02-20)20 February 1918
Banyumas, Dutch East Indies
Died19 November 1975(1975-11-19) (aged 57)
Jakarta, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Other namesA. S. Rosa
Years active1941–1957
Spouses
  • Komalasari;
  • Ellya Rosa
Children6

Early life

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Ali Sarosa was born on 20 February 1918 in Banyumas, Dutch East Indies.[1] He completed his education at MULO and started to taking a librarian course.[1]

Personal life

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Marriages and relationships

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Sarosa was married to Komalasari, an actress, who was 13 year his junior. They had two children.

Death

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Sarosa died in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 19 November 1975, at the age of 57.[1]

Career

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Sarosa with the cast of Air Mata Iboe (1941)

Sarosa worked as a librarian at Alg. Centrale Bank in Bandung, West Java, and then moved to Lindeman & Co trading company in 1937.[1] When Fred Young was looking for an actor who graduated from middle school, he cast Sarosa along with Chatir Harro to star in his film Djantoeng Hati (1941).[1]

During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Sarosa joined Nusantara troupe who was founded by Ali Joego as a lead actor.[1] He led a fight in Sumedang, West Java, during the Indonesian National Revolution and returned to film industry in the 1950s.[1]

Filmography

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Sarosa and Farida Arriany in a scene from Gambang Semarang (1955)
Year Film Role Notes
1941 Djantoeng Hati
1941 Air Mata Iboe Soemadi
1950 Ratapan Ibu Sarosa
1951 Marunda Kahar
1955 Sampai Berdjumpa Kembali Lieutenant Sutrisno
1955 Ratu Kentjana
1955 Impian Semalam
1955 Gambang Semarang
1956 Peristiwa Surabaja Gubeng
1957 Apa Jang Kunanti

Works cited

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  • Biran, Misbach Yusa, ed. (1979). Apa Siapa Orang Film Indonesia 1926–1978 [What and Who: Film Figures in Indonesia, 1926–1978]. Sinematek Indonesia. OCLC 6655859.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Biran 1979, p. 59.
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A. Sarosa at IMDb