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American film director (1898-1972) Marquis Henri Jacques Le Bailly de La Falaise aka de Coudray, de la Falaise (11 Feb 1898 - certain 10 Apr 1972)
Henry de La Falaise, Marquis de La Coudraye (born James Henry Le Bailly de La Falaise, February 11, 1898 – April 10, 1972), was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometime actor, and war hero who was best known for his high-profile marriages to two leading Hollywood actresses.
Henry de La Falaise [1], de son vrai nom James Henri Le Bailly de La Falaise, marquis de La Coudraye (titre de courtoisie), né le 11 février 1898 à Saint-Cyr-l'École [2] et mort le 10 avril 1972 à Calvià [3], [2], est un producteur, directeur, réalisateur et parfois acteur français.
Bennett and her new spouse formed their own production company, which went on to make a pair of features with de la Falaise at the helm. Acting remained Bennett's primary focus, however, and her career really launched into high gear with the dual successes of "Born to Love" (1931) and "The Common Law" (1931).
Henri de la Falaise. Director: Legong: Dance of the Virgins. Henri de la Falaise was a French aristocrat brought to America after meeting and falling in love with Gloria Swanson while working as her interpreter on Madame Sans-Gêne (1925). A World War I veteran of the French army, a few years prior to his work on the film he had been awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government...
James Henry de La Falaise was born on February 11, 1898 in (Saint-Cyr-l'École, France, the eldest son and second child of Louis Gabriel Venant Le Bailly de La Falaise, Ecuyer (1866–1910), a three time Olympics gold-medallist in fencing and former Army officer. His mother was the former Henriette Frédérique Hennessy (1873–1965), scion of the Cognac family.
Henry de La Falaise, Marquis de La Coudraye, born James Henry Le Bailly de La Falaise (Saint-Cyr-l'École, France, February 11, 1898 – April 10, 1972), was a French nobleman, translator, film director, film producer, sometimes actor and war hero who was best known for his high-profile marriages to two leading Hollywood actresses.
