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Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (/ r uː ˈ b ɛ n m ɑː m uː l ˈ j ɑː n / roo-BEN mah-mool-YAHN; Armenian: Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theater director.
Rouben Mamoulian was born on 8 October 1897 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and writer, known for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Applause (1929) and Becky Sharp (1935). He was married to Catharine Azadia Newman.
Rouben Mamoulian was a Georgian-born American theatrical and motion-picture director noted for his contribution to the development of cinematic art at the beginning of the sound era. His achievements included the skillful blending of music and sound effects with an imaginative visual rhythm.
Rouben Mamoulian was born on October 8, 1897 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a director and writer, known for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Applause (1929) and Becky Sharp (1935). He was married to Catharine Azadia Newman.
May 10, 2024 · Among American theater and film directors of consequence, Rouben Mamoulian may be the least known and appreciated. Amid a cavalcade of failures and fiascos, he shaped at least four landmark ...
Dec 6, 1987 · Rouben Mamoulian, the director of such benchmark musical shows as ''Porgy and Bess'' and ''Oklahoma!'' and more than a dozen innovative and distinctive movies, died Friday night.
Such is the case of Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987), an immeasurably talented director who glided high, at a remarkable pinnacle of artistic and commercial success, throughout the Thirties and Forties yet has been granted only a minor footnote in dominant histories of the studio era, often reduced to an Icarus-inspired cautionary tale.
