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Albert Lamorisse

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Albert Lamorisse

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French filmmaker, film producer, and writer (1922–1970)

Film & TV

Paris, France

Albert Lamorisse (13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer, who is best known for his award winning short films which he began making in the late 1940s, and also for inventing the famous strategic board game Risk in 1957. He was born in Paris, France. He first came into prominence - just after Bim - for directing and producing White Mane (1953), an award…

Known for

  • My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse's Life Story — Self (archival footage)2008
  • Reflets de Cannes — Self1954

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Instance of
human
Given name
Albert
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of death
Karaj
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
French
Number of children
3
Residence
Paris
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name in native language
Albert Lamorisse
date of birth
1922-01-13
date of death
1970-06-02
manner of death
accidental death
described by source
UbuWeb
start of work period
1947-00-00
birth name
Albert Emmanuel Lamorisse
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