Mariam Baharum

Mariam Baharum (1935 – August 9, 2010) was a Singaporean-Malay film actress who was known for her work during the 1950s.^[1] She was nicknamed Mariam Tahi Lalat by her fans.^[1]

Baharum was born in 1935 in Singapore.^[1] She was the sister of another Malay film actress, Datin Saadiah, and the mother of pop singer, Rahimah Rahim.^[1]

Baharum's career reached its zenith during the 1950s as an actress signed to Malay Films Production Studio in Jalan Ampas, Singapore.^[1] Her most well known movie is perhaps the 1952 film, Anjuran Nasib, which was directed B. S. Rajhans and co-starred P. Ramlee.^[1] In 1953, Baharum was named the "Second Favorite Female Artiste Malaya" by Filem Raya Magazine for her role in Anjuran Nasib.^[1]

Baharum other film credits included Aloha, Dewi Murni and Kembar, all of which were released in 1950.^[1] She appeared in the 1952 film, Aladdin, Kipas Hikmat in 1955, Abu Hassan Penchuri in 1955 and Antara Dua Darjat 1960.^[1] Baharum co-starred in her films with most of the major Malaysian film stars of the era, including Kasma Booty, Aziz Sattar, S. Shamsuddin, Osman Gumanti and Datuk Mustapa Maarof.^[1]

Baharum was nominated for the Veteran Actress Award at both the 15th Malaysian Film Festival in 2001 and the 22nd Kota Kinabalu Film Festival in 2009.^[1]

Mariam Baharum died at 5:50 a.m. on August 9, 2010, at her condo in Yishun, Singapore, at the age of 75.^[1] She was survived by her six children from two marriages. Baharum was buried at Abadi Muslim Cemetery in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore.^[1]

The Malaysian Minister of Information, Communications and Culture Rais Yatim paid tribute to Baharum, calling her death a major loss to the Malay film industry.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} "Popular 50s actress Mariam Baharum dies". The Star (Malaysia). 2010-08-09. http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/9/nation/20100809152747. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 
2. ^ "Mariam's Death A Huge Loss To Malay Film Industry – Rais". Bernama. 2010-08-09. http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=520068. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 

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Name	Baharum, Mariam
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Date of birth	1935
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Date of death	2010-08-09
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