Born 1923 in Tabriz to a family of Armenian immigrants . Khachikian 's father escaped the Armenian Genocide in 1915 and settled in Tabriz . His mother admired cinema and the arts and often took her children to the theater . Samuel Khachikian published his first poem “ The Prison ” in the Armenian newspaper Alik when he was nine . Five years later , he gave his first stage performance in Tabriz in a play titled “ Seville ” . He completed his education in History and Journalism , and wrote eight plays which went on stage not only in different cities of Iran , but also in Los Angeles , San Francisco and Greece
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Samuel Khachikian