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Born in Tbilisi , 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 and was involved in directing opera and theatre. STAGE DIRECTING Mamoulian began his Broadway director career with a production of DuBose Heyward 's '' Porgy '', which opened on October 10 , 1927 . He directed the revival of that show in 1929 along with George Gershwin 's operatic treatment, '' Porgy And Bess '', which opened on October 10 , 1935 . Mamoulian was also the first to stage such notable Broadway works as '' Oklahoma! '' ( 1943 ), '' Carousel '' ( 1945 ) and '' Lost In The Stars '' ( 1949 ). FILM DIRECTING He directed his first feature in 1929 , '' Applause '', which was one of the early Talkie s. It was a landmark film due to Rouben's innovative use of camera movement and sound, and these qualities were carried through to his other films released in the 1930s , such as '' Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde '' ( 1931 ) and the musical film '' Love Me Tonight '' ( 1932 ). His next two films earned him wide admiration, '' The Mark Of Zorro '' ( 1940 ) and '' Blood And Sand '' ( 1941 ), both remakes of silent films. Rouben's film directing career came to an end when he was fired from two consecutive films, '' Porgy And Bess '' ( 1959 ) and '' Cleopatra '' ( 1963 ). He continued his career directing theatre productions, and started the production of widely acclaimed works such as '' Oklahoma! ''. In 1982 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild Of America . He died in 1987 of natural causes at the age of 90 in Woodland Hills, California . He has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 1709 Vine Street. DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY
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