TRAINER--Shirin nee Devrim. We mourn the loss of an irreplaceable member of our Board of Directors, Shirin Devrim Trainer, renowned theater actress and author. For over a decade, Mrs. Trainer contributed generously and actively to our mission to promote Turkey in the United States based on her extensive experience as an artist and lecturer. We will do our best to continue her legacy. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. Murat Koprulu, Chairman, The American Turkish Society
New York Times - March 2011
Second wife of Robert Browning Trainer
Daughter of novelist Izzet Melih Devrim and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid; sister of artist Nejad Devrim
Half-sister of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid
Given Name: Shirin
Surname: Devrim Train
Birth Date: 3 March 1926
Social Security Number:
State: Connecticut
Last Place of Residence: New York, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code: 10022
Event Date: 6 March 2011
Age: 85
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSHQ-PJC : accessed 01 Feb 2014), Shirin Devrim Train, 6 March 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Shirin Devrim Trainer
Shirin Devrim was born in Istanbul, Turkey and was educated in Berlin, Baghdad, Istanbul and New York. She was a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Her first professional appearance was in 1950 at the Court Theatre in Wisconsin as Bella Manningham in Gas Light. In 1953, she made her off Broadway debut as Rosa Gonzales in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. In the mid 1950's she returned to her native land and overnight became one of the leading actresses and directors of the Turkish theatre. Among the many parts she played are Mrs. Harrington in Peter Schaeffers' Five Finger Exercise , Mrs. Levy in The Matchmaker, Mrs. Rosepettle in Oh Dad, Poor Dad..., Mrs. Gant in Look Homeward Angel and Mary in The Women , and Serafina in the The Rose Tattoo, as well as Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Lady Macbeth, and Queen Gertrude in two different productions of Hamlet. During this period, she was awarded a four month Rockefeller grant which enabled her to observe theater in ten different countries, and in 1964 she was invited by the Greek government to attend the Epidaurus and Athens festivals. In 1967-68 Ms. Devrim was visiting actress and direct or at the Stanford Repertory Theatre, where she directed a highly acclaimed production of Jean Anouil's The Cavern, and performed Anna Andreyevna in The Inspector General . While she was professor of drama at Carnegie-Mellon she played Brecht's Mother Courage at the University's theatre. At the
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Ms. Devrim portrayed Euripides' Medea, and Lady Politic in Volpone. Other U.S. roles include: Illona in The Play's the Thing
at the Cincinnati Playhouse. Grand Duchess Olga in You Can't Take It With You
at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Madame Soupeau in Brecht's
Visions of Simone Machard , and Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. Of her performance of Lidya Vasileyevna in Old World
at Syracuse Stage, the Syracuse He rald said, "Much of the charm emanates from Shirin Devrim, an actress of extraordinary gifts." When she played Mrs. Rosengarten in Hans Sahl's House Music at the American Jewish Theater in New York, Richard Shepard of the New York Times wrote, "Shirin Devrim is
marvelously bubbly as the strong minded, culturally oriented mother."
In 1989, after an absence of twenty years, Ms. Devrim returned to the Turkish state to portray Sarah Bernhardt in Memoir. "The warm electricity Shirin Devrim exudes immediately envelopes the audience. The persona she creates as Sarah Bernhardt is fascinating, for the actress has an interesting and uniquely
personal style of acting that we have not encountered before," wrote the leading Istanbul paper. She has lectured on Turkey and the Turkish theatre,
as well as the Middle Eastern situation, across the United States in colleges, universities and private clubs and also at the Woodrow Wilson School in
Princeton, New Jersey. She was Vice President of the Milwaukee Ballet and a Trustee of the Chelsea Theater in New York City. She was a Regent of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club.
In 1996, Ms. Devrim published a book about her family called Turkish Tapestry, which was published by Quartet Books in London. She was the recipient of
Daughters of Ataturk's Women of Distinction Award in 2001.
Source: Daughters of Ataturk.
New York Times - March 2011
Second wife of Robert Browning Trainer
Daughter of novelist Izzet Melih Devrim and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid; sister of artist Nejad Devrim
Half-sister of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid
Given Name: Shirin
Surname: Devrim Train
Birth Date: 3 March 1926
Social Security Number:
State: Connecticut
Last Place of Residence: New York, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code: 10022
Event Date: 6 March 2011
Age: 85
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSHQ-PJC : accessed 01 Feb 2014), Shirin Devrim Train, 6 March 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Shirin Devrim Trainer
Shirin Devrim was born in Istanbul, Turkey and was educated in Berlin, Baghdad, Istanbul and New York. She was a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Her first professional appearance was in 1950 at the Court Theatre in Wisconsin as Bella Manningham in Gas Light. In 1953, she made her off Broadway debut as Rosa Gonzales in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. In the mid 1950's she returned to her native land and overnight became one of the leading actresses and directors of the Turkish theatre. Among the many parts she played are Mrs. Harrington in Peter Schaeffers' Five Finger Exercise , Mrs. Levy in The Matchmaker, Mrs. Rosepettle in Oh Dad, Poor Dad..., Mrs. Gant in Look Homeward Angel and Mary in The Women , and Serafina in the The Rose Tattoo, as well as Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Lady Macbeth, and Queen Gertrude in two different productions of Hamlet. During this period, she was awarded a four month Rockefeller grant which enabled her to observe theater in ten different countries, and in 1964 she was invited by the Greek government to attend the Epidaurus and Athens festivals. In 1967-68 Ms. Devrim was visiting actress and direct or at the Stanford Repertory Theatre, where she directed a highly acclaimed production of Jean Anouil's The Cavern, and performed Anna Andreyevna in The Inspector General . While she was professor of drama at Carnegie-Mellon she played Brecht's Mother Courage at the University's theatre. At the
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Ms. Devrim portrayed Euripides' Medea, and Lady Politic in Volpone. Other U.S. roles include: Illona in The Play's the Thing
at the Cincinnati Playhouse. Grand Duchess Olga in You Can't Take It With You
at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Madame Soupeau in Brecht's
Visions of Simone Machard , and Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. Of her performance of Lidya Vasileyevna in Old World
at Syracuse Stage, the Syracuse He rald said, "Much of the charm emanates from Shirin Devrim, an actress of extraordinary gifts." When she played Mrs. Rosengarten in Hans Sahl's House Music at the American Jewish Theater in New York, Richard Shepard of the New York Times wrote, "Shirin Devrim is
marvelously bubbly as the strong minded, culturally oriented mother."
In 1989, after an absence of twenty years, Ms. Devrim returned to the Turkish state to portray Sarah Bernhardt in Memoir. "The warm electricity Shirin Devrim exudes immediately envelopes the audience. The persona she creates as Sarah Bernhardt is fascinating, for the actress has an interesting and uniquely
personal style of acting that we have not encountered before," wrote the leading Istanbul paper. She has lectured on Turkey and the Turkish theatre,
as well as the Middle Eastern situation, across the United States in colleges, universities and private clubs and also at the Woodrow Wilson School in
Princeton, New Jersey. She was Vice President of the Milwaukee Ballet and a Trustee of the Chelsea Theater in New York City. She was a Regent of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club.
In 1996, Ms. Devrim published a book about her family called Turkish Tapestry, which was published by Quartet Books in London. She was the recipient of
Daughters of Ataturk's Women of Distinction Award in 2001.
Source: Daughters of Ataturk.
TRAINER--Shirin nee Devrim. We mourn the loss of an irreplaceable member of our Board of Directors, Shirin Devrim Trainer, renowned theater actress and author. For over a decade, Mrs. Trainer contributed generously and actively to our mission to promote Turkey in the United States based on her extensive experience as an artist and lecturer. We will do our best to continue her legacy. Our thoughts are with her family and friends. Murat Koprulu, Chairman, The American Turkish Society
New York Times - March 2011
Second wife of Robert Browning Trainer
Daughter of novelist Izzet Melih Devrim and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid; sister of artist Nejad Devrim
Half-sister of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid
Given Name: Shirin
Surname: Devrim Train
Birth Date: 3 March 1926
Social Security Number:
State: Connecticut
Last Place of Residence: New York, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code: 10022
Event Date: 6 March 2011
Age: 85
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSHQ-PJC : accessed 01 Feb 2014), Shirin Devrim Train, 6 March 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Shirin Devrim Trainer
Shirin Devrim was born in Istanbul, Turkey and was educated in Berlin, Baghdad, Istanbul and New York. She was a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Her first professional appearance was in 1950 at the Court Theatre in Wisconsin as Bella Manningham in Gas Light. In 1953, she made her off Broadway debut as Rosa Gonzales in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. In the mid 1950's she returned to her native land and overnight became one of the leading actresses and directors of the Turkish theatre. Among the many parts she played are Mrs. Harrington in Peter Schaeffers' Five Finger Exercise , Mrs. Levy in The Matchmaker, Mrs. Rosepettle in Oh Dad, Poor Dad..., Mrs. Gant in Look Homeward Angel and Mary in The Women , and Serafina in the The Rose Tattoo, as well as Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Lady Macbeth, and Queen Gertrude in two different productions of Hamlet. During this period, she was awarded a four month Rockefeller grant which enabled her to observe theater in ten different countries, and in 1964 she was invited by the Greek government to attend the Epidaurus and Athens festivals. In 1967-68 Ms. Devrim was visiting actress and direct or at the Stanford Repertory Theatre, where she directed a highly acclaimed production of Jean Anouil's The Cavern, and performed Anna Andreyevna in The Inspector General . While she was professor of drama at Carnegie-Mellon she played Brecht's Mother Courage at the University's theatre. At the
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Ms. Devrim portrayed Euripides' Medea, and Lady Politic in Volpone. Other U.S. roles include: Illona in The Play's the Thing
at the Cincinnati Playhouse. Grand Duchess Olga in You Can't Take It With You
at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Madame Soupeau in Brecht's
Visions of Simone Machard , and Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. Of her performance of Lidya Vasileyevna in Old World
at Syracuse Stage, the Syracuse He rald said, "Much of the charm emanates from Shirin Devrim, an actress of extraordinary gifts." When she played Mrs. Rosengarten in Hans Sahl's House Music at the American Jewish Theater in New York, Richard Shepard of the New York Times wrote, "Shirin Devrim is
marvelously bubbly as the strong minded, culturally oriented mother."
In 1989, after an absence of twenty years, Ms. Devrim returned to the Turkish state to portray Sarah Bernhardt in Memoir. "The warm electricity Shirin Devrim exudes immediately envelopes the audience. The persona she creates as Sarah Bernhardt is fascinating, for the actress has an interesting and uniquely
personal style of acting that we have not encountered before," wrote the leading Istanbul paper. She has lectured on Turkey and the Turkish theatre,
as well as the Middle Eastern situation, across the United States in colleges, universities and private clubs and also at the Woodrow Wilson School in
Princeton, New Jersey. She was Vice President of the Milwaukee Ballet and a Trustee of the Chelsea Theater in New York City. She was a Regent of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club.
In 1996, Ms. Devrim published a book about her family called Turkish Tapestry, which was published by Quartet Books in London. She was the recipient of
Daughters of Ataturk's Women of Distinction Award in 2001.
Source: Daughters of Ataturk.
New York Times - March 2011
Second wife of Robert Browning Trainer
Daughter of novelist Izzet Melih Devrim and Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid; sister of artist Nejad Devrim
Half-sister of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid
Given Name: Shirin
Surname: Devrim Train
Birth Date: 3 March 1926
Social Security Number:
State: Connecticut
Last Place of Residence: New York, New York
Previous Residence Postal Code: 10022
Event Date: 6 March 2011
Age: 85
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSHQ-PJC : accessed 01 Feb 2014), Shirin Devrim Train, 6 March 2011; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Shirin Devrim Trainer
Shirin Devrim was born in Istanbul, Turkey and was educated in Berlin, Baghdad, Istanbul and New York. She was a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. Her first professional appearance was in 1950 at the Court Theatre in Wisconsin as Bella Manningham in Gas Light. In 1953, she made her off Broadway debut as Rosa Gonzales in Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke. In the mid 1950's she returned to her native land and overnight became one of the leading actresses and directors of the Turkish theatre. Among the many parts she played are Mrs. Harrington in Peter Schaeffers' Five Finger Exercise , Mrs. Levy in The Matchmaker, Mrs. Rosepettle in Oh Dad, Poor Dad..., Mrs. Gant in Look Homeward Angel and Mary in The Women , and Serafina in the The Rose Tattoo, as well as Katherina in Taming of the Shrew, Lady Macbeth, and Queen Gertrude in two different productions of Hamlet. During this period, she was awarded a four month Rockefeller grant which enabled her to observe theater in ten different countries, and in 1964 she was invited by the Greek government to attend the Epidaurus and Athens festivals. In 1967-68 Ms. Devrim was visiting actress and direct or at the Stanford Repertory Theatre, where she directed a highly acclaimed production of Jean Anouil's The Cavern, and performed Anna Andreyevna in The Inspector General . While she was professor of drama at Carnegie-Mellon she played Brecht's Mother Courage at the University's theatre. At the
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Ms. Devrim portrayed Euripides' Medea, and Lady Politic in Volpone. Other U.S. roles include: Illona in The Play's the Thing
at the Cincinnati Playhouse. Grand Duchess Olga in You Can't Take It With You
at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Madame Soupeau in Brecht's
Visions of Simone Machard , and Madame Pernelle in Tartuffe at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton. Of her performance of Lidya Vasileyevna in Old World
at Syracuse Stage, the Syracuse He rald said, "Much of the charm emanates from Shirin Devrim, an actress of extraordinary gifts." When she played Mrs. Rosengarten in Hans Sahl's House Music at the American Jewish Theater in New York, Richard Shepard of the New York Times wrote, "Shirin Devrim is
marvelously bubbly as the strong minded, culturally oriented mother."
In 1989, after an absence of twenty years, Ms. Devrim returned to the Turkish state to portray Sarah Bernhardt in Memoir. "The warm electricity Shirin Devrim exudes immediately envelopes the audience. The persona she creates as Sarah Bernhardt is fascinating, for the actress has an interesting and uniquely
personal style of acting that we have not encountered before," wrote the leading Istanbul paper. She has lectured on Turkey and the Turkish theatre,
as well as the Middle Eastern situation, across the United States in colleges, universities and private clubs and also at the Woodrow Wilson School in
Princeton, New Jersey. She was Vice President of the Milwaukee Ballet and a Trustee of the Chelsea Theater in New York City. She was a Regent of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and a member of the Cosmopolitan Club.
In 1996, Ms. Devrim published a book about her family called Turkish Tapestry, which was published by Quartet Books in London. She was the recipient of
Daughters of Ataturk's Women of Distinction Award in 2001.
Source: Daughters of Ataturk.
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