Biography for
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Date of Birth

20 October 1913, Kharpert, Turkey (now Elazig, Turkey)

Date of Death

10 December 2010, Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Hagop Mikael Hagopian

Spouse

Antoinette Hobden

(? - 10 December 2010) (his death) 4 children

Trivia

In 2000, he received "Man Of The Year" award from the The Armenian National Committee of America--Western Region.

For his first full length feature film "The Forgotten Genocide," he interviewed over 400 surviving witnesses. The film encompasses 20 years of research and contacting people scattered far and wide. Her was rewarded with two Emmy's for his effort.

Was born in Kharpert-Mezpeh in Armenian when it was still a Soviet state. His parents moved him to Fresno, California when he was an infant. The family then moved to Los Angeles when he was a teenager.

Undergraduate degree is from The University of California Berkeley. Holds a doctorate in International Relations from Harvard.

In 1979 he founded the Armenian Film Foundation to document Armenian culture and to promote Armenian youths worldwide to be proud of their heritage.

Has been making documentaries for 50 years.

Has lived in Thousand Oaks, California for 37 years

Survived the onslaught by Turks on Armenians in 1915 because his parents placed him, then an infant, in a well.