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Jacques Tourneur
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Jacques Tourneur, born Jacques Thomas on 12 November 1904 in Paris, France, was a French film director, film editor, and actor. He was the son of Maurice Tourneur and belonged to the French Americans ethnic group. He began his work in 1931, working in film direction in France, and spoke both English and French.
His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Tourneur died in Bergerac on 19 December 1977.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1904
- Died
- 1977
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Berlin express
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · Paris, France
Jacques Tourneur (also known as Jack Turner; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man.
Known for
- The Trail of '98 — Extra (uncredited)1928
- The Fair Co-Ed1927
- Love — Extra (uncredited)1927
- Scaramouche — Extra (uncredited)1923
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 46
- Total plays
- 77
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries
· 2021 · cited 79,282x
- Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
· 2018 · cited 53,837x
- Global cancer statistics
· 2011 · cited 23,192x
- Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012
· 2014 · cited 21,630x
- Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries
· 2024 · cited 20,735x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jacques Thomas , ( 1904-11-12 ) November 12, 1904, Paris , France
- Died
- December 19, 1977 (1977-12-19) (aged 73), Bergerac , France
- Other name
- Jack Turner
- Occupations
- Director, producer, editor
- Years active
- 1929–1965
- Father
- Maurice Tourneur
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacques
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- 12th arrondissement of Paris
- Place of death
- Bergerac
- Father
- Maurice Tourneur
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- film direction
- Work location
- France
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1904-11-12
- date of death
- 1977-12-19
- ethnic group
- French Americans
- Commons category
- Jacques Tourneur
- name in native language
- Jacques Tourneur
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jacques Tourneur
- start of work period
- 1931-00-00
- birth name
- Jacques Thomas
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Tourneur (/ˈtʊrnər/; French: [tuʁnœʁ]; 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 supernatural horror films Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943) and The Leopard Man (1943), the war film Days of Glory (1944), which marked Gregory Peck's debut film role, and the film noir Out of the Past (1947). He is also known for directing the British horror film Night of the Demon (1957), which was released by Columbia Pictures as Curse of the Demon.
Life
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