Marc Allégret | |
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| Born | (1900-12-22)22 December 1900 Basel,Basel-Stadt, Switzerland |
| Died | 3 November 1973(1973-11-03) (aged 72) Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1927–1970 |
| Father | Élie Allégret |
| Relatives | Yves Allégret (brother) |
Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director.[1]
Born inBasel,Basel-Stadt,Switzerland, he was the elder brother ofYves Allégret. Marc was educated to be alawyer in Paris, but while accompanying his loverAndré Gide on a trip in 1927 to theCongo in Africa,[2] he recorded the trip on film,[3] after which he chose to pursue a career in themotion picture industry. He is credited with helping develop the careers ofSimone Simon,Michèle Morgan,Jean-Pierre Aumont,Danièle Delorme,Odette Joyeux,Jeanne Moreau,Brigitte Bardot,Jean-Paul Belmondo,Raimu,Gérard Philipe,Louis Jourdan, andRoger Vadim.
Allégret collaborated on the famousDadaMarcel Duchamp short filmAnemic Cinema in 1926 and served as an assistant director toRobert Florey andAugusto Genina. In 1931 he directed his first feature film,Mam’zelle Nitouche.[3] He received acclaim for his subsequent filmFanny and went on to a long career during which he wrote numerous scripts and directed more than fifty films.
Allégret died in 1973 and was interred in theCimetière des Gonards inVersailles, France.[4]
