1940Nominee
Best Director
The Mark of Zorro
Rouben Mamoulian
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
October 7, 1897
Biography
Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an Armenian-American film and theatre director. In the interview compilation book Directing the Film (Acrobat Books), Mamoulian declared a strong preference for a stylized look to his scenes, stating that he was more interested in creating a poetic look to his films than in showing ordinary realism. Parts of Becky Sharp, and almost the whole of Blood and Sand, with their heightened and artificial use of Technicolor, demonstrate what Mamoulian meant by this. He also wrote a book called Applause.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1931Nominee
Best Director
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1957Nominee
Best Director
Silk Stockings
Career Highlights
1934Highlight
Best Director
Queen Christina
1941Highlight
Best Director
Blood and Sand
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The Mark of Zorro
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Silk Stockings