RIP Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm

 

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10/29/2023

 

Theater artist Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm passed away. Sermet Erkin announced the news of the death of the famous theater actor with a post on his social media account.

The news of the death of theater artist Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm left his loved ones in mourning. Sermet Erkin announced the sad news about the famous name. After the news in the press, many people are looking for an answer to the question "Why did Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm die?" on the internet. Here is the biography of Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm...

Announcing the news of Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm's death with a post on his social media account, Turkish illusionist and theater actor Sermet Erkin used the following statements:

"On the day of the 100th anniversary of the Republic, we lost an artist who was almost the same age as the Republic!

The longest era of Turkish theater and dubbing art has come to an end. We have just lost our artist with the longest artistic life, our esteemed elder Jeyan Mahfi Ayral Tözüm. His funeral will be removed tomorrow after the noon prayer at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery Mosque and he will be buried next to his father in the same cemetery. Condolences to the Turkish theater and its fans.

Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm was born on August 6, 1929 in Istanbul as the daughter of cinema and theater actor Necdet Mahfî Ayral.

Jeyan was named by his father Necdet Bey. He made use of Kamus-i Türki (Turkish dictionary) to come up with an interesting name that no one else had.

Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm graduated from Beyoğlu Girls' High School. He was first performed by Muhsin Ertuğrul in 1939 at the age of 8 in a world-class work called 'Peer Gynt' by Henrik Ibsen. His father took him by the hand to the theater and dubbing. He started dubbing at the age of 10 with the voiceover of a movie called "Happy Days".

He took part in nearly 100 theater plays. He starred in cinema and TV series.

Most of the female voices in old Turkish films are hers. She voiced many actors, especially Türkan Şoray, Filiz Akın, Fatma Girik, Emel Sayın, Belgin Doruk, Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Ahu Tuğba, in numerous films. The movie "The Expected Song" was produced in 1954 and starred with Jeyan Mahfi, Zeki Müren, Cahide Sonku and Hadi Hün. This is the movie where Zeki Müren first stepped on the big screen.

In 1978, she married Rauf Tözüm, a sound engineer who died in a traffic accident in 1958, and they have a daughter named İris Tözüm and a granddaughter.

She married Rauf Tözüm in 1958. He quit cinema and decided on theater acting. In 1964-65, he became the unforgettable player of the Bushbird. In 1978, he also left the theater stages. He starred in television series. He also worked as a commercial announcer on the radio for about three years.

TOZUM, Jeyan Mahfi (Fatma Mesanet Jeyan Mahfi Ayral Tözüm)

Born: 8/6/1929, Istanbul, Turkey

Died: 10/29/2023, Istanbul, Turkey

 

Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm’s westerns – actress:

Kovboy Ali – 1966 [voice of Müjgan Agrali]

Maskeli beler – 1968 [voice of Selma Güneri]