Ovanes Ohanian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ovanes Ohanian

Armenian-Iranian scientist and filmmaker

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1896

Place of Birth: Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: scientist, screenwriter, inventor, film director, film editor

Nationality: Turkmenistan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ovanes Ohanian (October 1896 – September 1960) was an Armenian-Iranian filmmaker, inventor, founder, doctor, scientist with PhD in medicine, film, science and languages.
He established the first film school in the history of Iran.
His first film, Abi and Rabi (1930) was Iran's first feature-length movie.
He founded the first acting school in Iran and the first acting school in India together with the first police school in Iran.
He was fluent in seven languages.
He was assassinated in his office in Tehran.
The museum in Tehran contains relevant information of his life.