Description:
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. He died on 4 December 1987 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Birthday
October 8, 1897
Born In
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Height
184 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Catharine Azadia Newman March 12, 1945 - December 4, 1987 (his death)
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.
Nickname
Mamoo
Trademarks
Always included a cat in his films as a good luck token
