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Édouard Molinaro

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Édouard Molinaro

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Also known as Edouard Molinaro, Edward Molinaro

French film director (1928-2013)

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Édouard Molinaro was a French film actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. Born Eduardo Camille Molinaro in Bordeaux, France, on May 13, 1928, he also used the pseudonym Édouard Molinaro. He worked in the film industry from 1946 until 2013. His notable works include the film The Birdcage and the book Beaumarchais L Insolent.

Molinaro was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. He received the René Clair Award and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour. He was married to Marie-Hélène Breillat and spoke French. He died of natural causes in the 20th arrondissement of Paris on December 7, 2013. He is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • The Birdcage
  • Beaumarchais L Insolent (Folio) (French Edition)

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Film & TV

Directing · Bordeaux, Gironde, France

He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (Oscar, etc.), My Uncle Benjamin (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), Dracula and Son (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively…

Known for

  • Lino Ventura, la part intime — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Les Enfants Terribles du Cinéma — Self2011
  • Mariage Surprise — Le vieux médecin2007
  • Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes — Self2002
  • Bad Ronald — L'avoué1992
  • For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now — Le marchand de journaux des petites annonces (uncredited)1982
  • 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
  • The Pink Telephone — L'homme dans les toilettes (uncredited)1975
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
  • A Pain in the Ass — Café owner (uncredited)1973

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
4

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 2

    · 2018 · cited 7,446x

  2. The<i>Gaia</i>mission

    · 2016 · cited 6,411x

  3. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    · 2024 · cited 4,506x

  4. <i>Gaia</i> Data Release 3

    · 2023 · cited 4,136x

  5. <i>Gaia</i>Early Data Release 3

    · 2021 · cited 3,747x

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Key facts

Born
( 1928-05-13 ) 13 May 1928, Bordeaux , France
Died
7 December 2013 (2013-12-07) (aged 85), Paris , France
Occupations
Film director screenwriter
Years active
1946–2013
Known for
La Cage aux Folles

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Encyclopedic overview

Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter.

Biography

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