Rouben Ter-Arutunian(1920-1992)

Production Designer
Costume Designer
Art Department

Rouben Ter-Arutunian was born on 24 July 1920 in Tiflis, Georgia [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a production designer and costume designer, known for Twelfth Night (1957), The Loved One (1965) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 17 October 1992 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win total

Known for

Twelfth Night

8.7

TV Movie

Art Director

1957

The Loved One

6.9

Production Designer

1965

Great Performances

7.9

TV Series

Costume Designer(Miss Battle's gown)

Davidsbündlertänze

8.8

Short

Costume Designer

1981

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Production Designer

Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
- Production Designer (scenery by)
- 2011
The Nutcracker
5.9
- Production Designer (production design by)
- 1993
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
6.9
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1974
An Evening with Marlene Dietrich
8.6
- Production Designer
- 1973
Such Good Friends
6.0
- Production Designer
- 1971
The Bell Telephone Hour
7.7
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1959–1967
The Loved One
6.9
- Production Designer
- 1965
The Revlon Revue
8.6
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1960
The Tempest
6.9
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1960
Swing Into Spring!
7.3
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1959
NBC Television Opera Theatre
6.0
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1955–1959
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- Production Designer
- 1955–1956
The Taming of the Shrew
6.8
TV Movie
- Production Designer
- 1956

Costume Designer

Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- Costume Designer (Miss Battle's gown)
- 1991
Davidsbündlertänze
8.8
Short
- Costume Designer
- 1981
Great Performances: Dance in America
6.4
TV Series
- Costume Designer (for The Real McCoy)
- 1979
NET Opera Theater
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1974
The Bell Telephone Hour
7.7
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1967
The Loved One
6.9
- Costume Designer
- 1965
Producers' Showcase
7.1
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1956
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour
7.5
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1956
The Taming of the Shrew
6.8
TV Movie
- Costume Designer
- 1956
NBC Television Opera Theatre
6.0
TV Series
- Costume Designer
- 1955–1956

Art Department

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Reuben Ter-Aratunian
Born
- July 24, 1920
- Tiflis, Georgia [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Died
- October 17, 1992
- New York City, New York, USA
Other works
He was set designer for Loring Mandel's play, "Advise and Consent," at the Hanna Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio with Farley Granger, Chester Morris, Royal Beal, Russell Gaige, House Jameson, Atwood Levensalger, Betty Rollin, Archie Smith, Kay Doubleday, Grant Code, Harry Millard, and Van Ackerman in the cast. John Boxer was costume designer. Franklin Schaffner was director. Robert Fryer and Lawrence Carr were producers.

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Trivia
Won Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer for "Redhead." He was also Tony-nominated four other times: as Best Scenic Designer (Dramatic), in 1961 for "Advise and Consent;" as Best Scenic Designer, in 1962 for "A Passage to India" and in 1975 for "Goodtime Charley;" and as Best Costume Designer, in 1964 for "Arturo Ui."