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Frunze Vaghinaki Dovlatyan (; May 26, 1927 – August 30, 1997) was an
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film director, screenwriter and actor.


Biography

Frunze Dovlatyan was born in Gavar,
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, a brother to Vram Dovlatyan. He was a theater actor before becoming a director. He starred as an actor in Armenian provincial theatres from 1941 and then in Gabriel Sundukian Drama Theatre of Yerevan, where he was awarded Stalin Prize for his performance in the role of Hrayr in the play ''Ays astgherë mern en'' ("These Stars Are Ours"). In 1959, he graduated from the directing department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow, where he studied under Sergei Gerasimov. His most well-known film is '' Barev, yes em'' ("Hello, That's Me!", 1967), which received the State Prize of the Armenian SSR. Dovlatyan headed the Armenfilm state film studio in the 1980s. He was awarded the title of
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in 1983. He died in
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aged 70. He is buried in Tokhmakh Cemetery in Yerevan.


Filmography


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External links

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Biography at Kyavar.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dovlatyan, Frunze 1927 births 1997 deaths People from Gavar Soviet Armenians Armenian male film actors Armenian film directors Soviet male actors