Vahram Papazian

{{Short description|Soviet actor}}

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Vahram Papazian or Papazyan ({{langx|hy|Վահրամ Քամերի Փափազյան}}; 6 January 1888 in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire – 5 June 1968 in Yerevan, Armenia),[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0660380/ Vahram Papazian]. IMDb.com was a Soviet actor who was an ethnic Armenian, mostly known for his Shakespearean roles.{{cite book|last=Sarkisyanz|first=Manuel|title=A modern history of Transcaucasian Armenia: social, cultural, and political|year=1975|publisher=Udyama Commercial Press|page=282}}{{cite book|title=The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Asia/Pacific|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=maGU4ziPQJQC&pg=PA203|date= 2001|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-26087-9|page=203|author=Rubin, Don|display-authors=etal }} Vahram did plays in Constantinople, Tiflis, Baku Armenian theaters, Moscow's Maly Theatre and in France, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Belgium.{{cite book|author=Folger Shakespeare Library, Shakespeare Association of America|title=Shakespeare quarterly: Volume 9|year=1958|pages=391}} 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'.{{cite book|author=Council on National Literatures|title=Quarterly world report: Volumes 2–7|year=1979|pages=6–9}}

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.