Vahram Papazyan in Memoirs

Vahram Papazyan in Memoirs

Vahram Papazyan in Memoirs

Authors: Ruben Zaryan, Garnik Stepanyan, Maria Papazyan


Vahram Papazian or Papazyan (born 6 January 1888 in Istanbul, Ottoman Turkey – died 5 June 1968 in Yerevan, Armenia) was a Soviet actor who was an ethnic Armenian, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles. Vahram had done plays in Istanbul, 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'.