Yenovk Shahen Yepranosian was born to an Armenian family in the village of Bardizag (Bahcecik) near İzmit on 3 February 1881 [REF].
Some of his most notable roles as an actor included François Coppée's monologue "La grève des forgerons", Triboulet in Victor Hugo's Le roi s'amuse, Iago in Shakespeare's Othello, and Shylock in the The Merchant of Venice [REF].