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 Plaque of Henrik Malyan on Mashtots Avenue, Yerevan | |
| Born | (1925-09-30)September 30, 1925 Telavi,Georgian SSR |
| Died | March 14, 1988(1988-03-14) (aged 62) Yerevan,Soviet Armenia |
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| Nationality | Armenian |
| Years active | 1951–1988 |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | David Malyan (uncle) |
Henrik Sureni Malyan (Armenian:Հենրիկ Մալյան, also transliterated Henrik Malian; September 30, 1925 – March 14, 1988) was anArmenianfilm director andwriter.[1]
He was born inTelavi,Georgia. Malyan's uncle was the actorDavid Malyan. He studied chess at an early age, along withTigran Petrosian. From 1942 to 1945 he worked as a draftsman and designer at a factory inTbilisi. In 1951 he graduated from theYerevan State Institute of Theatre and Cinematography. Between 1951 and 1954, he was a director at various theatres in Armenia. In 1953, he graduated from theMoscow Theatre Institute. From 1954 onward he worked with the film studioArmenfilm.[2]
His 1977 filmNahapet (Life Triumphs) is considered to be one of the most important Armenian films to deal with theArmenian genocide.[3] It was exhibited at the 1978Cannes Film Festival.[4]
In 1980 he founded the Henrik Malyan Theatre-Studio for stage works.[5]
In 1982 he was named aPeople's Artist of the USSR.[6]
As director unless noted.
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