State commission set up for Yervand Manaryan’s funeral
A state commission was set up by the decision of PM Nikola Pashinyan to organize the funeral of renowned Armenian actor, director and screenwriter Yervan Manaryan. The commission will be chaired by the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan.
To remind, prominent Soviet Armenian actor, director, screenwriter and People’s Artist of Armenia Yervand Manaryan passed away at the age of 95 on Sunday
Manaryan worked as an actor and a director at Hakob Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre and Gabriel Sundukyan State Academic Theatre. From 1957 to 1959, he served as the general director of Yerevan State Puppet Theatre after Hovhannes Tumanyan. Manaryan became the artistic director of Argus Puppet Theatre in 1988. He also served as one of the chief directors of Yerevan State Puppet Theatre.