Scenarist (b. 1932, İstanbul)- d. 28 April 2022, Istanbul). He has used the
pen name Berna İlhan in some of his articles and books. He attended Yeşilköy Primary
Boarding School and Haydarpaşa High School.
Influenced by Attila İlhan, he wrote poems and essays for various literary
reviews such as Yelken, Petek, Şairler Yaprağı, Türk Sanatı and
Salkım, which were published in İstanbul and in the provinces in the
1950’s. He embarked on a career in professional journalism in 1961. He worked
for several different cinema reviews of the period such as Artist, Sinema,
Ses and Perde. He wrote in the reviews TV'de 7 Gün, Video Haber,
Gelişim Sinema, Beyaz Perde, Cumhuriyet Dergi, Antrakt, Sinema, Albüm and
Öküz. He contributed a great deal from his personal archives to many
publications and served as an advisor on documentaries. He edited the review
Sinema 65, which was published in 12 issues.
He has made his living by writing only since
1960. He was the first cinema critic to receive the Golden Artemis by the Dokuz Eylül
University, Faculty of
Fine Arts in 1992, for his service to Turkish cinema. He also collected the Ankara Artistic
Association’s Cinema Award in 1992-93. He was recognized with the Aziz Nesin
Achievement Award at the 2nd Ankara Film Festival in 1999 and the Association
of Turkish Cinema Critics Achievement Award in 2000.
WORKS:
Türk Filmleri Sözlüğü (A Dictionary of Turkish Films), Türk Sineması Sansür Dosyası
(The Censorship File of Turkish Cinema), Arkadaşım Yılmaz Güney (My
Friend Yılmaz Güney), Peçete Kâğıtlarındaki Anılar (Memories on the
Napkins), Türk Sinemasında On Kadın (Ten Women in the Turkish Cinema),
Bütün Filmleriyle Yılmaz Güney (Yılmaz Güney and All His Films), Türk
Sinemasında 'İlk'ler (‘Firsts’ in Turkish Cinema), Bir Sinema Günlüğünden
Aykırı Notlar (Derogative Notes from a Cinema Journal), 80' inci Yılında Türk Sineması
(Turkish Cinema in its 80th Year), Türk Sinemasında Cinayetler ve İntiharlar
Dosyası (The File of Murders and Suicides in Turkish Cinema), Türk Film
Yönetmenleri Sözlüğü (A Dictionary of Turkish Film Directors), 100
Filmde Başlangıcından Günümüze Türk Sineması (Turkish Cinema from the
Beginning to Today in 100 Films) , Türk Film Yapımcıları Sözlüğü (A
Dictionary of Turkish Film Producers), Türk Sinemasında Cinselliğin Tarihi
(The History of Sexuality in Turkish Cinema), Türkan Şoray - Türk
Sinemasında Bir Diva (Türkan Şoray - A Diva of the Turkish Cinema),
Afişlerle Türk Sineması (Turkish Cinema in Posters, 2002).
REFERENCE: Fatma Oran / Agâh Özgüç’ten benzersiz bir kaynak kitap: Afişlerle Türk Sineması (Cumhuriyet Kitap, 31.10.2002), İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2. bas., 2009), Agah Özgüç'ten Yeşilçam'ın Bilinmeyenleri | Hilal Solmaz (YouTube · KRTkulturTV, 2 Ağustos 2021), Agah Özgüç kimdir, aslen nereli, eserleri neler? (cumhuriyet.com.tr, 28.04.2022), Başımız Sağolsun (sinematurk.com, 28.04.2022), Agah Özgüç aslen nereli, eserleri neler? (cumhuriyet.com.tr, 28.04.2022),Agah Özgüç Kimdir? Kitapları (kidega.com, kitapyurdu.com, 29.04.2022), Sinemamız büyük bir değerini kaybetti! Agah Özgüç vefat etti (sabah.com.tr, 29.04.2022), Agah Özgüç Kimdir? Kitapları (kidega.com, kitapyurdu.com, 29.04.2022), Agâh Özgüç - İstanbul Film Festivali (film.iksv.org, 29.04.2022), Agâh Özgüç (imdb.com, 29.04.2022).