Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Protestant, a descendant of Huguenots, some of whom fled the country during the French Wars of Religion, and settled first in Wallonia. Afterwards, their name became De la Noye and then Delano, who were on the second ship to immigrate to Plymouth, Massachusetts.
He was a student in Paris when he began acting in silent films. He eventually landed a job with Paramount Studios Parisian facilities, working his way up to head film editor. In 1934 he directed his first film and went on to a long career, both writing and directing. In 1946, his film about a Protestant minister titled La symphonie pastorale was awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1960, his film, Maigret tend un piège was nominated for a BAFTA award for "Best Film from any Source". In recognition of his long service to the French motion picture industry, in 1986 Delannoy received an Honorary César Award.
Delannoy died on 18 June 2008, at the age of 100.
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Movies (Cast)
La Grande Passion
Series (Cast)
Directed
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Obsession
Maigret Sets a Trap
The Eternal Return
L'assassin a peur la nuit
This Special Friendship
Bernadette
Savage Triangle
The Moment of Truth
The Baron of the Locks
Princess of Cleves
The Little Rebels
Action Man
Love and the Frenchwoman
God Needs Men
Pastoral Symphony
Marie-Antoinette Queen of France
Le Majordome
In the Eyes of Memory
The Passion of Bernadette
The Chips Are Down
The Sultans
Only the Cool
Mary of Nazareth
Imperial Venus
Pontcarral, Empire Colonel
Daughters of Destiny
Gambling Hell
Fièvres
Guinguette
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Not Dumb, the Bird
Rendezvous
The Secret of Mayerling
Blind Desire
The Double Bed
Napoleon Road
The Secrets of the Bed
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