Hovhannes Abelian
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 Hovhannes Abelian | |
| Born | Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian October 23, 1865 |
| Died | July 1, 1936 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation | actor |
| Awards | People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925) |
Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (Armenian: Հովհաննես Աբելյան, October 23, 1865, Shamakhi, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire - July 1, 1936, Yerevan, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenian actor, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1925).
Biography
[edit]From 1882, he worked in Armenian and Russian theatres of Baku and Tiflis. In 1908, he became the founder of "Abelian-Armenian Theatral Group", and realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925, Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre, and played in the cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.
Sources
[edit]- Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 11
- "Աբելյան Հովհաննես". Հայկական Հանրագիտարան. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
External links
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Media related to Hovhannes Abelian at Wikimedia Commons- Hovhannes Abelian at IMDb
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Categories:
- Ethnic Armenian male actors
- Armenian male stage actors
- Armenian male silent film actors
- Armenian people from the Russian Empire
- Soviet Armenians
- 1865 births
- 1936 deaths
- People from Shamakhi
- People from Baku Governorate
- People's Artists of Armenia
- Burials at the Komitas Pantheon
- 19th-century Armenian male actors
- Male actors from the Russian Empire