Hovhannes Abelian

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Hovhannes Abelian

Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (October 23, 1865, Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire - July 1, 1936, Yerevan, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of Armenian SSR (1925).

Biography

Since 1882, he worked in Armenian and Russian theatres of Baku and Tiflis. In 1908, he became the founder of "Abelian-Armenian Theatral Group", realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925, Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre, played in cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.

Source

Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 11

Authority control	VIAF: 5229101 ISNI: 0000 0000 7690 5923 SUDOC: 142551309

Persondata
Name	Abelian, Hovhannes
Alternative names
Short description	Actor
Date of birth	October 23, 1865
Place of birth
Date of death	July 1, 1936
Place of death

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