Mamoulian [electronic resource] : Life on Stage and Screen /
Luhrssen, David.
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,
2013.
An Armenian national raised in Russia, Rouben Mamoulian (1897--1987) studied in the influential Stanislavski studio, renowned as the source of the ""method"" acting technique. Shortly after immigrating to New York in 1926, he created a sensation with an all-black production of Porgy (1927). He then went on to direct the debut Broadway productions of three of the most popular shows in the history of American musical theater: Porgy and Bess (1935), Oklahoma! (1943), and Carousel (1945). Mamoulian began working in film just as the sound revolution was dramatically changing the technical capabi
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An Armenian national raised in Russia, Rouben Mamoulian (1897--1987) studied in the influential Stanislavski studio, renowned as the source of the ""method"" acting technique. Shortly after immigrating to New York in 1926, he created a sensation with an all-black production of Porgy (1927). He then went on to direct the debut Broadway productions of three of the most popular shows in the history of American musical theater: Porgy and Bess (1935), Oklahoma! (1943), and Carousel (1945). Mamoulian began working in film just as the sound revolution was dramatically changing the technical capabi
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: forgotten innovator -- Caucasian youth -- From West End to Rochester -- Young lion of Broadway -- The sound of applause -- Hollywood: the breakthrough years -- Queen Garbo -- I loves you, Porgy -- Golden boy -- Lost in the stars -- Summer holiday.
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Mamoulian, Rouben.
Theatrical producers and directors
Motion picture producers and directors