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Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Magda Harout’s parents, Yeghishe and Gohar Harout, were Armenians who emigrated from Russia to Los Angeles in the 1920s. Yeghishe was a stage actor and proprietor of the Ivar Theatre, which opened on Hollywood Boulevard in 1951. Magda was born in L.A. in 1926. She spoke Russian, Armenian, and French and studied drama at UCLA. She was a pageant queen and sold bonds during World War 2 to support the war effort. She became a film, television, and stage actress. She appeared on TV in “The Golden Girls,” “Six Feet Under,” “Without a Trace,” “Dr. Kildare,” “MacGyver,” “General Hospital,” “Newhart,” and “Seinfeld.” Her film credits included “Hollywood Boulevard II,” “Baggage Claim,” and “Transylvania Twist.” Magda married Robert T. Kardashian in 1947. He died in 1998 (age 77); she died in 2021 (age 95). Portrait of Magda Harout's mother, Gohar Harout, surrounded by Armenian dolls that were made by her mother (Magda's grandmother) for the San Francisco World's Fair in 1936.
Armenians Armenian Americans Dolls Women Mothers Desks Ethnic art Ethnic Costume Los Angeles (Calif.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Armenian American photographs
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