Vahram Papazian

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Vahram Papazyan

For the Ottoman Armenian athlete, see Vahram Papazyan (athlete).

Vahram Papazian or Papazyan (1888-1968) was a Soviet actor who was an ethnic Armenian, mostly known for his Shakespeare acts.^[1]^[2] Vahram had done plays in Istanbul, Tiflis, Baku Armenian theaters, Moscow's Maly Theatre and in France, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Belgium.^[3] Papazian began his career in 1908, where he was regarded as one of the best Armenian actors at the time. Before his death he was known as the leading star in the Sundukyan Academic Theatre. The Council of National Literature's wrote that 'Vahram Papazians Othello dominated the Armenian stage for more than half a century'.^[4]

In 1933, Rezā Shāh decided to create the National State Theatre Company. Shah invited Vahram Papazian to cast a number of shows for the Iranian Red Cross.

On February 5, 2012, a statue of Papazyan was erected in Armenia.

References

↑ Sarkisyanz, Manuel. A modern history of Transcaucasian Armenia: social, cultural, and political. p. 282.
↑ Rubin, Don. The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific. p. 203.
↑ Shakespeare quarterly: Volume 9. 1958. p. 391.
↑ Quarterly world report: Volumes 2-7. 1979. pp. 6–9.

External links

Vahram Papazian at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Papazian, Vahram
Alternative names
Short description	Stage actor
Date of birth	1888
Place of birth
Date of death	1968
Place of death

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