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Also known as Leo Joannon

French film director (1904-1969)

Film & TV

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameraman. Joannon first attracted international attention in early 1939 during the production of S.O.S. Mediterranean, when his attempts to include shots of a…

Known for

  • Assassin in the Phonebook — Doctor Jousseaume1962
  • The Desert of Pigalle — Maurice1958
  • A Girl in a Pocket — Third employee1957
  • Sister Angele's Secret — Boss of the boat1956
  • L'Homme aux clés d'or — Maître Ballanger (uncredited)1956
  • Cinépanorama — Self1956
  • The Aristocrats — Le prince de Conti, le voisin « nouveau riche »1955
  • Farewell, friends1931
  • The Woman and the Puppet — Don Mateo's Friend1929
  • Iceland Fisherman1924

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1916-08-24
Active to
1993-07-14

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Aix-en-Provence
Place of death
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
French
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date of birth
1904-08-21
date of death
1969-03-28
name in native language
Léo Joannon
birth name
Léon Gabriel Paul Joannon
Commons category
Léo Joannon
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