Vahram Papazian or Papazyan ( hy, Վահրամ Քամերի Փափազյան, January 6, 1888 in

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– June 5, 1968 in

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), was a

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actor who was an ethnic Armenian, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles. Vahram had done plays in Constantinople,

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Armenian theaters, Moscow's Maly Theatre and in

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. 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 ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

dominated the Armenian stage for more than half a century'. In 1933,

Rezā Shāh , , spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort)Turan AmirsoleimaniEsmat Dowlatshahi , issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess ShamsMohammad Reza Shah Princess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza Prin ...

decided to create the National State Theatre Company and invited Vahram Papazian to cast a number of shows for the Iranian Red Cross.

Legacy

Vahram Papazian is buried at

Komitas Pantheon __NOTOC__ Komitas Park and Pantheon ( hy, Կոմիտասի անվան զբոսայգի և պանթեոն) is located in Yerevan's Shengavit District, on the right side of the main Arshakunyats Avenue, in Armenia. It was formed in 1936 after the de ...

which is located in the city center of Yerevan.Papazian's memorial tombstone at Komitas Pantheon
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on February 5, 2012.

Vahram Papazian Theatre Group

A Lebanese Armenian theatre group, founded by the Armenian General Benevolent Union's (AGBU, Armenian:ՀԲԸՄ)

Armenian Youth Association The Antranik Youth Association (AYA) ( ar, جمعية شباب الأنترانيك; ), or simply Antranik (; ), is a Lebanese-Armenian multi-sports and cultural club based in Antelias, Matn District, Lebanon. Established in Beirut, Lebanon i ...

(Armenian: ՀԵԸ), is named after Vahram Papazian.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Papazian, Vahram 1888 births 1968 deaths People's Artists of Armenia Ethnic Armenian male actors Soviet Armenians Soviet male actors People's Artists of the USSR Male actors from Istanbul Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Burials at the Komitas Pantheon Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the Russian Empire

Legacy

Vahram Papazian Theatre Group

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