Rouben Mamoulin -1931 Signed Still "City Streets" w/ Gary Cooper & Sylvia Sydney

Description: Rouben Mamoulin -1931 Signed Still "City Streets" w/ Gary Cooper & Sylvia SydneyOriginal 1931 8x10 sepia still photo, a view behind the scenes on the set of the Paramount pre-code film, “City Streets”.Director Rouben Mamoulin is pictured with the film’s stars, Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney eating hot dogs on the set. On the verso of the still, is a studio printed description entitled “Eating the props”.City Streets was director Mamoulin’s first Hollywood production. His previous film, “Applause”, his directorial debut, was filmed in Astoria Studios in New York City.Signed and inscribed “To Jim Bawden - With my very best wishes - Cordially – Rouben Mamoulian”.This still is beautifully signed and inscribed in red fountain pen. Very fine with four very minor corner bumps. Three slight short crease lines just above the cooks head, well away from the inscription. A very nice piece for display!--------------------------------Read bio and background below.Please contact us directly with any questions.------------------------------Bio and Background:Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an Armenian-American director, producer, screenwriter and film editor. He directed his first feature film in 1929, Applause, which was one of the early sound films. It was a landmark film owing to Mamoulian's innovative use of camera movement and sound, and these qualities were carried to his other films released in the 1930s. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) is regularly considered the best version of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale; Queen Christina (1933) was the last film Greta Garbo made with John Gilbert; both benefit from being made before the "Hays Code" came into full force. The musical film Love Me Tonight was released in 1932.He directed the first three-strip Technicolor film Becky Sharp (1935), based on Thackeray's Vanity Fair, as well as the 1937 musical High, Wide, and Handsome. His next two films earned him wide admiration, The Mark of Zorro (1940) and Blood and Sand (1941), both remakes of silent films. Blood and Sand, about bullfighting, was filmed in Technicolor, and used color schemes based on the work of Spanish artists such as Diego Velázquez and El Greco. His foray into screwball comedy in 1942 was a success with Rings on Her Fingers starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney.Mamoulian's last completed musical film was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1957 film version of the Cole Porter musical Silk Stockings. This was one of Porter's less successful stage musicals and was based on the 1939 Ninotchka. The film Silk Stockings starred Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, with Janis Paige and Peter Lorre in supporting roles.Mamoulian's film directing career came to an end when he was fired from two consecutive films: Porgy and Bess (1959) and Cleopatra (1963). He previously had been fired as director of Laura (1944). After directing the highly successful original stage productions of Oklahoma! and Carousel, he worked on only a few other theatrical productions, such as St. Louis Woman, which introduced Pearl Bailey to Broadway audiences.He personally was recruited by Directors Guild of America (DGA) co-founder King Vidor in 1936 to help unionize fellow movie directors. Mamoulian's lifelong allegiance to the DGA, and more so his general unwillingness to compromise, contributed to his being targeted in the Hollywood blacklisting of the 1950s.He died on December 4, 1987 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital of natural causes at the age of 90 in Woodland Hills, California.----------------------------All autographed items are guaranteed authentic for life. We will combine shipping on like items. I am an autograph collector with over 40 years of experience, buying, selling & trading autographs. Shipping: – Please ReadUnited States: Shipping will be via "Priority Mail w/ delivery conformation". eBay requires tracking on all shipments. Priority Mail is the most secure way to ship. We charge you actual shipping rate. 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