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Maurice Félix Thomas (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis feliks tɔmɑ]; 2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur (pronounced), was a French film director and screenwriter.
Maurice Tourneur. Director: Au nom de la loi. Screenwriter and director Maurice Tourneur was born Maurice Thomas in the Parisian suburb of Belleville on February 2, 1873, the son of a jewelry merchant. He was trained and employed as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator as a young man.
Maurice Félix Thomas dit Maurice Tourneur, né le 2 février 1876 dans le 17 e arrondissement de Paris [1] et mort le 4 août 1961 dans le 16 e arrondissement de la même ville [2], est un réalisateur français. Il est le frère du comédien Robert Tourneur et le père du réalisateur franco-américain Jacques Tourneur.
Oct 3, 2022 · In 1914, an unknown French director arrived in New York. Four years later, Maurice Tourneur was one of the most celebrated American filmmakers with D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. From his...
Maurice Tourneur is known as an Director, Producer, Writer, Screenplay, and Actor. Some of his work includes Carnival of Sinners, The Last of the Mohicans, The Poor Little Rich Girl, The Blue Bird, The Man with Wax Faces, The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England, Justin de Marseille, and Volpone.
Maurice Tourneur. Highest Rated: 100% The Blue Bird (1918) Lowest Rated: 67% Aloma of the South Seas (1926) Birthday: Feb 2, 1876. Birthplace: Paris, France. Former student of painter Auguste...
Former student of painter Auguste Rodin who turned his attention to the theater and then moved into films as an actor and assistant director at the Eclair studios. Tourneur moved to the USA in 1914, initially as head of Eclair's Fort Lee, New Jersey, subsidiary. He soon became known as one of...
