Teguh Karya (born Steve Liem Tjoan Hok, 22 September 1937 â€" 11
December 2001) was an Indonesian film director. Starting his
entertainment career in theatre, he made his directorial debut with
Wadjah Seorang Laki-Laki, released three years later. He later
directed numerous critically acclaimed films, including Cinta Pertama,
Badai Pasti Berlalu, and November 1828. In 2001 Karya died from
complications from a 1998 stroke.Teguh Karya was born Steve Liem Tjoan
Hok on 22 September 1937 in Pandeglang, Banten. He was the first child
of Chinese Indonesians Laksana Karya (Tjon Hok) and Naomi Yahya ;
there was some Bantenese descent from his grandmother. He attended
elementary school in Pandeglang, but moved to Jakarta for junior high
school, where he struggled with the exact sciences but did well in the
creative arts and history.Karya studied at the Academy of Art, Drama,
and Film (Indonesian: Akademi Seni Drama dan Film) in Yogyakarta from
1954 to 1955. He then studied at the Indonesian National Theater
Academy (Indonesian: Akademi Teater Nasional Indonesia, or ATNI) in
Jakarta from 1957 to 1961, where he obtained experience as an actor.
He later studied at the Eastâ€"West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from
1962 to 1963. Teguh Karya Top Movies & Young Movies