Vardan Mkrtchi Ajemian (; September 15, 1905 in Van, Ottoman Empire – January 24, 1977 in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia) was an Armenian theatrical director and actor. He was named People's Artist of USSR in 1965 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1975.
Biography
Ajemian studied in Yerevan and Moscow. In 1928 he founded the Second Armenian State Theatre (Gyumri State Theatre). In 1939 he moved to Yerevan Sundukian Theatre and became its artistic director. He directed Alexander Shirvanzade's For the Honour (1939), William Saroyan's My Heart is in the Mountains (1961), Papazian's Rock (1944), Nairi Zarian's Ara Geghetsik (1946), Aramashot Papayan's The World, Yes, Turned Upside Down (1967) and several musical presentations. He won State Prizes of the USSR in 1951 and of the Armenian SSR in 1971.
Awards
November 24, 1945 — Order of the Badge of Honor
1951 — USSR State Prize, third level
June 27, 1956 — Order of Lenin
1970 — State Prize of the Armenian SSR
December 8, 1975 — Hero of Socialist Labor with the award of the Order of Lenin
See also
Vardan Adjemyan (b. 1956) is a grandson.
Sources
Armenian Concise Encyclopedia, Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian, Yerevan, 1990, p. 147-148