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Rouben Mamoulian(1897-1987)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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"Love me Tonight" Rouben Mamaoulian 1932 Paramount **I.V.
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 previously married to Catharine Azadia Newman. He died on 4 December 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 8, 1897
DiedDecember 4, 1987(90)
BornOctober 8, 1897
DiedDecember 4, 1987(90)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 4 nominations

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Rouben Mamoulian in The Horror of It All (1983)
Greta Garbo, William H. Daniels, John Gilbert, and Rouben Mamoulian in Queen Christina (1933)
Gary Cooper, William 'Stage' Boyd, Wynne Gibson, Guy Kibbee, Paul Lukas, Rouben Mamoulian, and Sylvia Sidney in City Streets (1931)
Alfred Hitchcock, Luis Buñuel, Billy Wilder, George Cukor, Jean-Claude Carrière, Rouben Mamoulian, Robert Mulligan, Serge Silberman, George Stevens, Robert Wise, and William Wyler
Rouben Mamoulian
Cyd Charisse, Arthur Freed, and Rouben Mamoulian in Silk Stockings (1957)
Directors Group Party, 11/20/72 (Front) Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin (Back) Robert Mulligan, Wiliam Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman.
Directors Group, Nov. 1972. George Cukor Hosts a party for Luis Bunuel. Back Row from left: Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman.  Front Row from left: Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin.
Directors Group, Nov.1972. George Cukor Hosts a party for Luis Bunuel. Back Row from left: Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman.  Front Row from left: Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin.
Directors Group, Nov. 1972. George Cukor Hosts a party for Luis Bunuel. Back Row from left: Robert Mulligan, William Wyler, George Cukor, Robert Wise, Jean-Claude Carriere, and Serge Silverman.  Front Row from left: Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Luis Bunuel, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rouben Mamoulin.
Rouben Mamoulian and Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Marlene Dietrich and Rouben Mamoulian in The Song of Songs (1933)

Known for

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
7.6
  • Director
  • 1931
Helen Morgan in Applause (1929)
Applause
7.1
  • Director
  • 1929
Becky Sharp (1935)
Becky Sharp
5.9
  • Director
  • 1935
Leo Carrillo, Ida Lupino, and Nino Martini in The Gay Desperado (1936)
The Gay Desperado
6.2
  • Director
  • 1936

Credits

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Director

  • Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
    Porgy and Bess
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Silk Stockings (1957)
    Silk Stockings
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Summer Holiday (1948)
    Summer Holiday
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney in Rings on Her Fingers (1942)
    Rings on Her Fingers
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Rita Hayworth and Tyrone Power in Blood and Sand (1941)
    Blood and Sand
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell in The Mark of Zorro (1940)
    The Mark of Zorro
    • Director
    • 1940
  • William Holden and Barbara Stanwyck in Golden Boy (1939)
    Golden Boy
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Randolph Scott, Irene Dunne, and Dorothy Lamour in High, Wide and Handsome (1937)
    High, Wide and Handsome
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Leo Carrillo, Ida Lupino, and Nino Martini in The Gay Desperado (1936)
    The Gay Desperado
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Becky Sharp (1935)
    Becky Sharp
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Fredric March and Anna Sten in We Live Again (1934)
    We Live Again
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Greta Garbo in Queen Christina (1933)
    Queen Christina
    • Director
    • 1933
  • The Song of Songs (1933)
    The Song of Songs
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in Love Me Tonight (1932)
    Love Me Tonight
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    • Director
    • 1931

Writer

  • James Cagney, Shirley Jones, and Roger Smith in Never Steal Anything Small (1959)
    Never Steal Anything Small
    • play
    • 1959
  • Greta Garbo in Queen Christina (1933)
    Queen Christina
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • The Song of Songs (1933)
    The Song of Songs
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1933

Producer

  • Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald in Love Me Tonight (1932)
    Love Me Tonight
    • producer
    • 1932
  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
    • producer
    • 1931

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • October 8, 1897
    • Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
  • Died
    • December 4, 1987
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Catharine Azadia NewmanMarch 12, 1945 - December 4, 1987 (his death)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 10 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Producers were so terrified that the opening sequence to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) would turn out badly - Mamoulian shot it all from the perspective of the protagonist - that the re-release of the film omitted the first few minutes of the film. It wasn't until the 1970s that this was added on again and Mamoulian's brilliance returned to one of his greatest films.
  • Quotes
    We have forsaken the magic of the cinema. We have gotten too far away from the cinematic effects achievable by camera angles and creative editing.
  • Trademarks
      Always included a cat in his films as a good luck token
  • Nickname
    • Mamoo

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