Yuriy Erzinkyan
Yuri Aramaisovich Yerznkyan (26 January 1922 – 19 December 1996) was a Soviet Armenian film director and actor. Yerznkyan was born in Georgia, and in 1940–41 studied at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. In 1943, he moved to Yerevan in Armenia, where he worked at Hayfilm, first as an actor and then as a film director.
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- Name
- Yuri Yerznkyan
- Born
- 26 January 1922
- Birthplace
- Tiflis, Georgia
- Died
- 19 December 1996 (aged 74)
- Place of death
- Moscow, USSR
- Occupation
- film director
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Armenia
- Education
- Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute · Jerevan Theatre Institute
- Honours
- People's Artist of the Armenian SSR · Armenian SSR State Prize
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Yuri Aramaisovich Yerznkyan (26 January 1922 – 19 December 1996) was a Soviet Armenian film director and actor. Yerznkyan was born in Georgia, and in 1940–41 studied at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow. In 1943, he moved to Yerevan in Armenia, where he worked at Hayfilm, first as an actor and then as a film director.
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In 1946, he returned to Moscow and by 1949 completed directing courses of the Moscow Film Institute. He started his own directorial work in 1953, in Yerevan, and in 1982 was appointed as the head of directing faculty of the Armenian State Pedagogical University. Earlier in 1975 Yerznkyan was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR. He died in Moscow, and was buried in Yerevan. Yerznkyan had a daughter, Anna, and a son, Ruben; both children headed cinematography-related departments at the Armenian State Pedagogical University.
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Key facts
• Name — Yuri Yerznkyan • Born — 26 January 1922 • Birthplace — Tiflis, Georgia • Died — 19 December 1996 (aged 74) • Place of death — Moscow, USSR • Occupation — film director
Filmography
Filmography
• 1955: Looking for the Addressee • 1956: Captives of Hovazadzor • 1958: The Song of First Love • 1958: About My Friend • 1964: Difficult Passage • 1969: Bridges Over Oblivion • 1971: Khatabala
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Yuriy Erzinkyan is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as film director, lecturer and screenwriter. The authorities additionally record the headings Yuri Aramais Yerzinkyan and Yuri Yerzinkyan.
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Yuriy Erzinkyan died on 19 December 1996.
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