Vahram Papazian

 ( 1888 Births ) 

Vahram Papazian or Papazyan (; 6 January 1888 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – 5 June 1968 in Yerevan, Armenia), Vahram Papazian. IMDb.com was a Soviet actor who was an ethnic Armenians, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles.

Vahram did plays in Constantinople, Tiflis, Baku Armenian theaters, Moscow's Maly Theatre and in France, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Belgium. 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 Papazian's Othello dominated the Armenian stage for more than half a century'.

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

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Legacy Vahram Papazian is buried at Komitas Pantheon which is located in the city center of Yerevan. Papazian's memorial tombstone at Komitas Pantheon

A statue of Papazian was erected in Armenia on 5 February 2012.

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Vahram Papazian Theatre Group A Lebanese Armenian theatre group, founded by the Armenian General Benevolent Union's (AGBU, Armenian: ՀԲԸՄ) Armenian Youth Association (Armenian: ՀԵԸ), is named after Vahram Papazian.

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See also

• List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR

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