Rouben Mamoulian(1897-1987)

Director
Writer
Producer

"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.

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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

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.

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

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Director

1931

Applause

7.1

Director

1929

Becky Sharp

5.9

Director

1935

The Gay Desperado

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Director

1936

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Director

Porgy and Bess
- Director (uncredited)
- 1959
Silk Stockings
- Director
- 1957
Summer Holiday
- Director
- 1948
Rings on Her Fingers
- Director
- 1942
Blood and Sand
- Director
- 1941
The Mark of Zorro
- Director
- 1940
Golden Boy
- Director
- 1939
High, Wide and Handsome
- Director
- 1937
The Gay Desperado
- Director
- 1936
Becky Sharp
- Director
- 1935
We Live Again
- Director
- 1934
Queen Christina
- Director
- 1933
The Song of Songs
- Director
- 1933
Love Me Tonight
- Director
- 1932
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Director
- 1931

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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:
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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.