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Rouben Mamoulian
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American film and theatre director (1897–1987)
Film & TV
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an Armenian-American film and theatre director. In the interview compilation book Directing the Film (Acrobat Books), Mamoulian declared a strong preference for a stylized look to his scenes, stating that he was more interested in creating a poetic look to his films than in showing ordinary realism. Parts of Becky Sharp, and almost…
Known for
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk — Self (archive footage)2003
- Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2001
- George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey — Self1985
- The Horror of It All — Self1983
- Garbo, by Joan Crawford — Self1969
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Key facts
- Born
- Rouben Zachary Mamoulian , ( 1897-10-08 ) October 8, 1897, Tiflis , Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia)
- Died
- December 4, 1987 (1987-12-04) (aged 90), Woodland Hills, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- Film and stage director
- Years active
- 1927-1963
- Spouse
- Azadia Newman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tbilisi
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Imperial Moscow University
- Employer
- Eastman School of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Rouben Mamoulian - publicity.JPG
- Residence
- United States
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Rouben Mamoulian
- date of birth
- 1897-10-08
- date of death
- 1987-12-04
- name in native language
- Ռուբեն Մամուլյան
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Rouben Mamoulian
- ethnic group
- Armenians
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- end of work period
- 1963-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an Armenian-American film and theater director.
Mamoulian's oeuvre includes sixteen films (four of which are musicals) and seventeen Broadway productions, six of which are musicals. He was responsible for the acclaimed original stagings of Oklahoma! (1943) and Carousel (1945), as well as the first production of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1935).
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