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Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, scripts, production material, family papers, scrapbooks, printed matter, memorabilia and other papers relating to Mamoulian's career as a theatrical and film director and to his personal life. Includes files for film and theater productions spanning Mamoulian's entire career. Documents his Armenian heritage and contacts with other Armenians; interactions with individuals involved in the arts and entertainment of the twentieth century; innovations in sound, camera technique, and the use of color in film; participation in film festivals and retrospectives of his work; and association with the Directors Guild of America, Eastman School of Dance and Dramatic Action, Eastman School of Music, and Theatre Guild. Also documents the career of his mother, Virginie Mamoulian, as actress and director of the Armenian theater in Tiflis (T'bilisi, Georgia); his parent's activities in the Armenian community in California; the career of his wife and portrait artist, Azadia Mamoulian; and Mamoulian's interests including cats and pressed flowers.
Individuals represented include Maxwell Anderson, Fred Astaire, Pearl Bailey, Richard Bennett, Cyd Charisse, Maurice Chevalier, Jan Clayton, Gary Cooper, Linda Darnell, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Drake, Todd Duncan, Irene Dunne, Nanette Fabray, Greta Garbo, George Gershwin, Georgette Harvey, June Havoc, Ben Hecht, William Holden, Miriam Hopkins, Paul Horgan, Elissa Landi, Alfred Lunt, Ida Lupino, Charles MacArthur, Jeannette MacDonald, Fredric March, Nazimova, Tyrone Power, John Raitt, Joan Roberts, Mickey Rooney, William Saroyan, Randolph Scott, Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Tierney, H.G. Wells, and Tennessee Williams.
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Motion pictures, Arts, Theater, Armenians, Colors in motion pictures, Cats, Motion picture industry, Portrait painting, Theatre Guild, Eastman School of Dance and Dramatic Action, Performing arts, Eastman School of Music, Motion picture cameras, Film festivals, Directors Guild of America, Collection and preservation, Sound in motion pictures, Production and direction, Flowers, Armenian AmericansPeople
Pearl Bailey, Cyd Charisse, William Saroyan (1908-1981), Georgette Harvey, H. G. Wells (1866-1946), Fredric March (1897-1975), Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972), June Havoc, Nazimova (1879-1945), Gene Tierney, Elissa Landi (1904-1948), Randolph Scott (1898-1987), Charles MacArthur (1895-1956), John Raitt (1917-2005), Joan Roberts (1922 July 15-), Tyrone Power (1869-1931), Paul Horgan (1903-1995), Fred Astaire, Ben Hecht (1893-1964), Ida Lupino (1918-1995), Alfred Lunt, Maxwell Anderson (1888-1959), Azadia Mamoulian, Greta Garbo (1905-1990), Linda Darnell (1921-1965), Bette Davis (1908-1989), Irene Dunne (1898-1990), Marlene Dietrich, Richard Bennett (1873-1944), William Holden (1918-1981), Mickey Rooney, Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972), Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), Nanette Fabray, Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), Todd Duncan, Virginie Mamoulian, Alfred Drake (1914-1992), Jan Clayton, Jeanette MacDonald (1903-1965), Gary Cooper (1901-1961), George Gershwin (1898-1937)Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Open to research.
Gift, estate of Azadia Mamoulian, 2002-2003.
transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
transferred to Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Theatrical and film director. Born 1897; died 1987.
Collection material in English, with Armenian and Russian.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and on Internet.
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