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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 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 a director and writer of Armenian origin, known for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Applause (1929) and Becky Sharp (1935). He was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) in 1897 and died in Los Angeles in 1987.
Feb 13, 2007 · Rouben Mamoulian was a versatile and innovative filmmaker who worked in Hollywood in the 1930s and '40s. He is known for his technical experiments, musicals, adaptations of literary classics, and his exploration of themes such as identity, sexuality, and morality.
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.
Rouben Mamoulian, (born Oct. 8, 1897, Tiflis, Georgia, Russian Empire—died Dec. 4, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), Russian-U.S. director. After training as an actor at the Moscow Art Theatre, he moved to London in 1918, where he directed operettas and musicals.
A retrospective of the versatile and innovative director Rouben Mamoulian, who made pioneering sound and musical films in Hollywood. Learn about his career, style, and challenges in this comprehensive program of his sixteen features.
