Amo Bek-Nazaryan

Amo Bek-Nazaryan

director, writer, actor

Amo Bek-Nazaryan was born on May 31, 1892 in Armenia]. Amo Bek-Nazaryan's big-screen debut came with Dakarguli saundje directed by Amo Bek-Nazaryan in 1924.

A pioneer of cinema in Armenia and the Caucasus, Amo Bek-Nazaryan began his career as a professional athlete. However, he later discovered film, joined the cinema as an actor in 1914, and soon became one of the major stars in the pre-Soviet Russian cinema. In 1918, he graduated from the Moscow Commercial Institute. In 1921, he became the head of the film section of Narkompros in Georgia and later a director of Goskinprom in Georgia. Like his friend and colleague, the Georgian cinema pioneer

  • Birthday

    May 31, 1892
  • Place of Birth

    Erivan, Russian Empire [now Yerevan, Armenia]

Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

State Prize of Soviet Union - Stalinskaya Premia
1941
Second Category
Winner - Stalinskaya Premia
People's Artist of the Republic
1935
Armenia
Winner - People's Artist of the Republic

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