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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.
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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.
- Barthélemy Amengual
He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade.
René Clair was born on 11 November 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.
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- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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.
Clair's best known films include The Italian Straw Hat (1928), Under the Roofs of Paris (1930), Le Million (1931), À nous la liberté (1931), I Married a Witch (1942), and And Then There Were None (1945).
He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade.
