What is Rouben Mamoulian?
[[Image:Rouben Mamoulian - publicity.JPG|right|250px]] '''Rouben Mamoulian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Ռուբեն Մամուլյան) ([[October 8]], [[1897]] – [[December 4]], [[1987]]) was an [[Armenians|Armenian]]-[[United States|American]] [[film director|movie]] and [[theatre director]]. Born in [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] (ruled at that time by imperial [[Russia]]) to an [[Armenia]]n family, Rouben relocated to [[England]] and started directing plays in [[London]] in [[1922]]. He moved to America the next year to teach in [[Eastman School of Music]] and was involved in directing opera and theatre. In [[1930]], he became a [[naturalized]] citizen of the United States. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mamoulian, Rouben}} [[Category:1897 births]] [[Category:1987 deaths]] [[Category:Armenian movie directors]] [[Category:People from Tbilisi]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:American theatre directors]] [[Category:American movie directors]]