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Rouben Mamoulian Biography (1897-1987)

Born October 8, 1897, in Tiflis, Russia; came to the United States, 1923, naturalized citzen, 1930; died of natural causes, December 4, 1987, in WoodlandHills, CA; son of Zachary (a banker) and Virginia (an actress and producer; maiden name, Kalantarian) Mamoulian; married Azadia Newman (a painter), February 12, 1945.

CTFT notes that among the list of significant developments in the film industry pioneered by Rouben Mamoulian are two track sound recording in Applause, utilizing the camera to create a first-person point of view in Dr. Jekyll andMr. Hyde, and the first use of Technicolor in a full-length motion picture inBecky Sharp.

Nationality

Russian, American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 8, 1897

Tiflis, Russia

Death Details

December 4, 1987

Woodland Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Director, The Beating on the Door, St. James's Theatre,London, 1922.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Rigoletto, Faust, and Carmen, all Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1923.
• Boris Godounov, Eastman Theatre, 1924.
• Tannhauser, Pelleas and Melisande, Shanewis, The Merry Widow, The Count of Luxembourg, H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and Sister Beatrice,all Eastman Theatre, 1925.
• Clarence, Enter Madame, and He Who Gets Slapped, all Theatre Guild School, New York City, 1926.
• Seven Keys to Baldpate, Garrick Theatre, London, 1927.
• Porgy, Guild Theatre, New York City, 1927, then His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1929.
• Marco Millions, Guild Theatre, 1928.
• These Modern Women, Eltinge Theatre, New York City, 1928.
• Cafe Tomaza, Cort Theatre, Jamaica, NY, 1928.
• Women, Adelphi Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1928.
• Congai, Harris Theatre, New York City, 1928.
• Wings over Europe, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1928.
• The Game of Love and Death, Guild Theatre, 1929.
• R.U.R., Martin Beck Theatre, 1930.
• A Month in the Country, Guild Theatre, 1930.
• Die Gluckliche Hand (opera), Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, 1930.
• A Farewell to Arms, National Theatre, New York City, 1930.
• Solid South, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1930.
• (also producer) Porgy and Bess, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1935.
• Oklahoma!, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• Sadie Thompson, Alvin Theatre, 1944.
• Carousel, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1945.
• St. Louis Woman, Martin Beck Theatre, 1946.
• Oklahoma!, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1947.
• Leaf and Bough, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1949.
• Lost in the Stars, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1949.
• Arms and the Girl, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1950.
• Carousel, Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1950.
• Oklahoma!, Berlin Art Festival, Berlin, West Germany, 1951.
• (also producer) Adolph Zukor's Golden Jubliee, Palladium Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1953.
• Carousel, Civic Light Opera Company, Los Angeles, CA, then San Francisco,CA, both 1954.
• Shakespeare's Hamlet: A New Version, Carrick Theatre, Lexington, KY, 1966.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS; DIRECTOR
• Porgy, U.S. cities, 1929.
• Porgy and Bess, U.S. cities, 1938.
• Oklahoma!, European cities, 1955.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; DIRECTOR
• Applause, Paramount, 1929.
• City Streets, Paramount, 1931.
• (also producer) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Paramount, 1931.
• (also producer) Love Me Tonight, Paramount, 1932.
• (also producer) Song of Songs, Paramount, 1933.
• Queen Christina, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1933.
• We Live Again, United Artists, 1934.
• Becky Sharp, RKO, 1935.
• The Gay Desperado, Universal, 1936.
• High, Wide, and Handsome, Paramount, 1937.
• Golden Boy, Columbia, 1938.
• The Mark of Zorro, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1940.
• Blood and Sand, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1941.
• Rings on Her Fingers, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1942.
• Summer Holiday, MGM, 1948.
• Silk Stockings, MGM, 1957.
• Writings;STAGE
• (Translator, with I. Tourgeneff) A Month in the Country, Theatre Guild School, New York City, 1930.
• (book to musical, with Howard Dietz) Sadie Thompson, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• (translator, with Maxwell Anderson) Carmen and The Barber of Seville, both produced in New York City, 1951.
• (with Anderson) The Devil's Hornpipe, New York City, 1951.
• Shakespeare's Hamlet: A New Version, Carrick Theatre, Lexington, KY, 1966.
• Writings;FILM
• (With Maxwell Anderson) Never Steal Anything Small, Universal, 1959.
• Writings;OTHER
• (Contributor) George Gershwin (biography), Longmans, Green, 1938.
• (contributor) Great Composers through the Eyes of Their Contemporaries (non-fiction), Dutton, 1951.
• Abigayil: Story of the Cat at the Manger (fiction), New York Graphic Society, 1964.
• (contributor) Scoundrels and Scalawags (non-fiction), Reader's Digest Association, 1968.
• (introduction) Chevalier (biography), Citadel Press, 1973.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• Variety, December 9, 1987.