Alberian was born Edwin Haig Alberian in New York on January 21, 1920. There he attended New York University and Columbia University, where he studied science and chemistry and received a degree in perfumery. He later graduated from Juilliard School and chose a career as performer. He married and lived in Weehawken, New Jersey with his wife Marie (née Hekimian) with whom he had two children. Alberian was of Armenian descent, his family having arrived in the United States as part of the Armenian diaspora. On a private trip to Armenia he was seen entertaining local children and, in 1988, after some years of semi-retirement, was invited to Soviet Armenia to promote cultural exchange.
Alberian was born Edwin Haig Alberian in New York on January 21, 1920. There he attended New York University and Columbia University, where he studied science and chemistry and received a degree in perfumery. He later graduated from Juilliard School and chose a career as performer. He married and lived in Weehawken, New Jersey with his wife Marie (née Hekimian) with whom he had two children. Alberian was of Armenian descent, his family having arrived in the United States as part of the Armenian diaspora. On a private trip to Armenia he was seen entertaining local children and, in 1988, after some years of semi-retirement, was invited to Soviet Armenia to promote cultural exchange.
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