FILM DIRECTOR

Natacha Rambova

1897 - 1966

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Natacha Rambova (born Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy; January 19, 1897 – June 5, 1966) was an American film costume designer, set designer, and occasional actress who was active in Hollywood in the 1920s. In her later life, she abandoned design to pursue other interests, specifically Egyptology, a subject on which she became a published scholar in the 1950s. Rambova was born into a prominent family in Salt Lake City who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natacha Rambova has received more than 1,017,924 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Natacha Rambova is the 628th most popular film director (down from 529th in 2019), the 4,048th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,505th in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Natacha Rambova ranks 628 out of 2,041. Before her are Arnold Fanck, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Sergei Gerasimov, Peter Hyams, Yuri Ilyenko, and Alberto Cavalcanti. After her are Robert Mulligan, Roger Spottiswoode, Giovanni Pastrone, Les Kurbas, James Mangold, and Larry Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Natacha Rambova ranks 165. Before her are Mikhail Kovalyov, Lepke Buchalter, Richard Hildebrandt, Levon Mirzoyan, Pavel Batov, and Alberto Cavalcanti. After her are Gunta Stölzl, Erwin von Lahousen, André Marie, Dorothy Day, Maximus V of Constantinople, and Werner Voss. Among people deceased in 1966, Natacha Rambova ranks 109. Before her are J. F. C. Fuller, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Felix von Luckner, Gaspar Cassadó, Lenny Bruce, and Vicente Rojo Lluch. After her are Hans Hofmann, C. S. Forester, Hedda Hopper, Julie Manet, Joseph A. Walker, and Albrecht Brandi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Natacha Rambova ranks 4,048 out of 20,380. Before her are Sumner Paine (1868), Mike Connors (1925), William Katt (1951), Big Sean (1988), Lana Wood (1946), and Dorothy McGuire (1916). After her are Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944), Jennifer Doudna (1964), Pharoah Sanders (1940), Robert Mulligan (1925), Gene Amdahl (1922), and Helen B. Taussig (1898).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Natacha Rambova ranks 150. Before her are Donald P. Bellisario (1935), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Brad Bird (1957), Hal Ashby (1929), Richard C. Sarafian (1930), and Peter Hyams (1943). After her are Robert Mulligan (1925), James Mangold (1963), Larry Clark (1943), John Cromwell (1886), David Zucker (1947), and Rob Cohen (1949).

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Filmography

Salomé
Director
Based on Oscar Wilde's play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist.
Dec 31o 19226 / 10
Camille
Director
Camille is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand Duval. When Armand's father begs her not to ruin his hope of a career and position by marrying Armand, she acquiesces and leaves her lover. However, when poverty and terminal illness overwhelm her, Camille discovers that Armand has not lost his love for her.
Sep 26o 19215.7 / 10
Why Change Your Wife?
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Robert and Beth Bordon are married but share little. He runs into Sally at a cabaret and the Gordons are soon divorced. Just as he gets bored with Sally's superficiality, Beth strives to improve her looks. The original couple falls in love again at a summer resort.
May 21o 19205.9 / 10