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Reinventing Reality
Mark J. Spergel
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Description for Reinventing Reality
Hardback. Theatre and film director Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) is known chiefly as a major technical innovator and stylist. Spergel introduces previously undisclosed personal documents about Mamoulian that necessitate a re-examination of Mamoulian's own statements about his life. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Theatre and film director Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) is known chiefly as a technical innovator and stylist. His stage credits include the original Broadway productions of Porgy and Bess (1935), and Oklahoma (1943); his sixteen completed films include Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Golden Boy (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Silk Stockings (1957). In the theatre, Mamoulian integrated the various contributory arts of the American musical, transforming the near variety-show format of musicals into a dramatic unity of plot, character, music, and dance. He thus opened the stage to what would later be termed the "golden age" ... Read more
Theatre and film director Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) is known chiefly as a technical innovator and stylist. His stage credits include the original Broadway productions of Porgy and Bess (1935), and Oklahoma (1943); his sixteen completed films include Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), Golden Boy (1939), The Mark of Zorro (1940), and Silk Stockings (1957). In the theatre, Mamoulian integrated the various contributory arts of the American musical, transforming the near variety-show format of musicals into a dramatic unity of plot, character, music, and dance. He thus opened the stage to what would later be termed the "golden age" ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810827219
SKU
V9780810827219
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About Mark J. Spergel
Mark Spergel ( Ph.D., CUNY) is Director of Evening and Graduate Services at Baruch Colleges. Spergel's work in professional theatre, opera, film, and television dates back to the early 1970s. Among the companies he has been involved with are the Jewish Repertory Theatre, Masterworks Laboratory Theatre, and the Colorado Opera Festival. In 1980, Dr. Spergel co-founded Director's Collective in NYC, ... Read more
Reviews for Reinventing Reality
...well-researched biography...
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television
Historical Journal of Film, Radio, & Television