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Side 1 of canvas back of director's chair with Mr. Mamoulian printed on it, signed by members of cast and crew

Of Note: Lessons from a Director’s Chair

Posted by: Laura Kells

This is the first in an occasional series in which we share items that have caught our eye. This unusual item from the papers of stage and film director Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) is a memento from the first movie he ever directed, Applause (1929). Mamoulian saved the back of his director’s chair that had been …