Leon Zaven Surmelian ( November 24 , 1905 &ndash; October 3 , 1995 ) was an Armenian-American author . Surmelian moved to America in 1922 , and authored three major works throughout his lifetime . A survivor of the Armenian Genocide , Surmelian published his first English book , '' I Ask You , Ladies and Gentlemen '' in 1945 . He is also well known for translating the Armenian epic '' Daredevils of Sassoun '' ( " Sasna Dzrer " ) into English
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Leon Surmelian