Violin And The Pipe

He was born in Tiflis. Babken Nersisyan began his acting career in 1933 at the Armenian Theatre for Young Spectators in Tiflis, and in 1944–56 he performed as an actor at the P. Adamyan Armenian Drama Theatre in Tiflis. In 1956, at the invitation of Vardan Ajemyan, he moved to Yerevan and continued his acting career at the G. Sundukyan National Academic Theatre. He performed comic, character, dramatic and tragic roles. He played in many productions. Together with Ashot Kajvoryan he wrote the drama "Aghasi" (based on Kh. Abovyan's novel "Verk Hayastani" (Wounds of Armenia)), which was staged in 1947 at the Armenian theatre in Tbilisi. He took part in radio and television productions. He also performed as a reciter. He was awarded a number of orders and medals. In 1961 Babken Nersisyan was awarded the title of People's Artist of Armenia, and in 1972 that of People's Artist of the USSR. He was a member of the Union of Cinematographers of the Armenian SSR. He died in Yerevan.