| LC control no. | n 50001591 |
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| LC classification | PR6001.R7 |
| Personal name heading | Arlen, Michael, 1895-1956 |
| Variant(s) | Arlēn, Maykʻěl, 1895-1956 Kouyoumdjian, Dikran, 1895-1956 Kouyoumjian, Dikran, 1895-1956 Kuyumjian, Dikran, 1895-1956 Guyumchean, Tigran, 1895-1956 Guyumchyan, Tigran, 1895-1956 Guyumchian, Tigran, 1895-1956 Guyumjyan, Tigran, 1895-1956 Kuyumchean, Dikran, 1895-1956 Kuyumcuyan, Dikran, 1895-1956 Guyumčian, Tigran, 1895-1956 |
| Biography/History note | Name originally: Dikran Kuyumjian |
| Birth date | 1895-11-16 |
| Death date | 1956-06-23 |
| Found in | His The London venture, 1919. Babes in the wood, 1929: t.p. (Michael Arlen) Kanachʻ glkharkě, 1925: t.p. (Maykʻěl Arlēn; Tigran Guyumchean) Wikipedia, July 20, 2008 (Michael Arlen (b. Rousse, Bulgaria, Nov. 16, 1895, d. June 23, 1956), original name Dikran Kouyoumdjian, was an Armenian essayist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and scriptwriter; in 1892, Arlen's family moved to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, after fleeing Turkish persecutions of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire; in 1901 Arlen's family moved to the town of Southport in Lancashire, England; began his literary career in 1916, writing under his birth name, Dikran Kouyoumdjian; in 1922 was naturalized as a British citizen and legally changed his name to Michael Arlen; he is the father of the writer: Michael J. Arlen [b. 1930]) |
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