Hovhannes Harutyuni Abelian (1865, Shamakhi

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, Baku Governorate

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, Russian Empire

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 - 1936, Yerevan

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, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenia

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n actor, People's Artist of Armenian SSR

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 (1925).

Biography

Since 1882, he worked in Armenia

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n and Russia

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n theatres of Baku

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 and Tiflis. In 1908, he became the founder of "Abelian-Armenian Theatral Group", realised artistic tours in different countries (Russia, Iran, Germany, France, USA). In 1925, Abelian entered to the Armenian State Theatre

Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan

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, played in cinema ("Namus", 1925). A realistic-style actor, he played more than 300 roles.

Source

• Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 11