Playwright and humorist (b. 17 January 1940, Ankara - 6 August 2019,Istanbul). He graduated from Haydarpaşa High School and Istanbul
University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Sociology (1963). He worked in
private theatre groups as an actor, assistant director and director beginning
from 1962. He wrote articles about the theater and cinema. His humorous
articles have been published in the newspapers Milliyet and Cumhuriyet.
He was elected as the most successful scriptwriter at the Antalya Film Festival
in 1976 with his script İşte Hayat (This
Is the Life) and in 1978 with his script Çöpçüler
Kralı (King of the Garbage Men).
WORKS:
SCRIPT: Halip İle Nalip (Halip and Nalip), İşte Hayat (This Is the Life), Avni Babanın Çocukları (The Children
of Father Avni), Hababam Sınıfı (Crazy
Class), Deli Yunus (Mad Yunus), Çöpçüler Kralı (The King of the Garbage
Men).
PLAY: Bahçıvan Vasfi'nin Hayatında Bir Gün (One
Day in the Life of Gardener Vasfi), Ters
Yüz (The Reverse Side), Dersane (The
Classroom), Aptesane (The Toilet), Doğumane (The Maternity Hospital).
SHORT STORY: Türk Küçükleri (Little Turks, 2002).
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013), Şükran Kurdakul / Şairler ve Yazarlar Sözlüğü (gen. 6. bas. 1999), TBE Ansiklopedisi (2001), Aslı Örnek / Türk Küçükleri (Radikal Kitap, 27.6.2002), Umur Bugay hayatını kaybetti (hürriyet.com.tr, 06.08.2019), Umur Bugay (sinematurk.com, 06.08.2019), Umur Bugay hayatını kaybetti (beyazperde.com, 06.08.2019), Umur Bugay kitapları (idefix.com, 06.08.2019)
