Parts From Plays (Murad Kostanyan)

Born in the village of Haftvan in the Salmast district of Persia. In 1920-25 and 1927-28 he studied at the Armenian Theatre Studio in Moscow, and in 1925-27 he worked as an actor at the Adamyan Armenian Theatre in Tiflis. He was one of the founders of the Leninakan Drama Theatre (now the V. Ajemyan Theatre of Gyumri), where he worked from 1928. From 1930 he worked as an actor at the Gabriel Sundukyan National Academic Theatre in Yerevan. He created more than 150 comic and character roles. From 1932 he appeared in many films. From 1934 he was engaged in teaching, and from 1944 he taught acting at the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour. In 1956 Murad Kostanyan was awarded the title of People's Artist of Armenia. He died in Yerevan.