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Jacques Tourneur (French:; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures , including the horror films Cat People , I Walked with a Zombie , and The Leopard Man , and the classic ...
Jacques Tourneur. Born in Paris in 1904, Tourneur went to Hollywood with his father, director Maurice Tourneur around 1913. He started out as a script clerk and editor for his father, then graduated to such jobs as directing shorts (often with the pseudonym Jack Turner), both in France and America.
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
- January 1, 1
- Bergerac, Dordogne, France
May 8, 2024 · Jacques Tourneur was a French American filmmaker of broad range known for horror, film noirs, and westerns. Tourneur was the son of one of French cinema’s preeminent directors, Maurice Tourneur, who made more than 90 pictures, more than half of them in the United States between 1914 and 1926.
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Jacques Thomas, dit Jacques Tourneur [1] (parfois anglicisé en Jack Turner), est un réalisateur franco-américain, né le 12 novembre 1904 à Paris 12 e et mort le 19 décembre 1977 (à 73 ans) à Bergerac [2].
- 12 novembre 1904Paris, France
- Jacques Thomas
- FrançaisAméricain
- Jack Turner
Learn about the life and career of Jacques Tourneur, a French-American director who made masterpieces in horror, film noir and western genres. Find out his family background, filmography, awards, trivia and quotes.
- November 12, 1904
- December 19, 1977
Sep 1, 2017 · Demons and devils aside, Tourneur’s county-hopping film makes excellent use of its English locations. Surprisingly, some 60 years later, many of them remain unchanged. Then again, others will have you rubbing your eyes in disbelief. Let’s take a closer look.
A comprehensive biography and filmography of Jacques Tourneur, a French film director who made classic noir and horror films. See his birth and death dates, known for credits, directing and editing roles, and acting appearances.
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