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René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy.
René Clair (1898-1981) was a French writer and director of silent and sound films. He was known for his comedies, such as Man About Town, Beauties of the Night and The Grand Maneuver, and his adaptations of La Fontaine's fables.
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René Clair (born Nov. 11, 1898, Paris, France—died March 15, 1981, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French director of silent films and talking pictures, whose productions were noted for humour and burlesque and also often for fantasy or surrealism.
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May 23, 2018 · A leader in the emerging French cinema in the 1920s and 1930s, Clair also made films in England and the United States. In 1962, he became the first film director to be elected to the French Academy. In a career that lasted 40 years, René Clair gained international acclaim for the films he directed.
René Clair Entr'acte 1924. Not on view. Still one of the best-known avant-garde films of the 1920s, Entr’acte was immediately heralded as a “cinematic masterpiece.”.
René Clair was born on November 11, 1898 in Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Man About Town (1947), Beauties of the Night (1952) and The Grand Maneuver (1955). He was married to Bronia Clair. He died on March 15, 1981 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
Mar 16, 1981 · Rene Clair, who ranked with Marcel Carne and Jean Renoir as one of the grand old men of the French cinema, died yesterday at his home in Neuilly, a suburb of Paris. He was 82 years old.
