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Jeannot Szwarc Biography

Birth Name:Jeannot Szwarc

Birth Place:Paris, France

Profession Director, Producer, Writer, Art director

Fast Facts

  • Best known for directing the movie “Jaws 2” in the United States 1978
  • He is a graduate of Harvard University and of HEC Paris
  • He was born in Paris in 1937 and his father was Polish
  • He directed the British-American movie “Supergirl” released in 1984

Awards

  • 1981Critics Award-: winner
  • 1981Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 1981Best Film-: winner
  • 1982Audience Award-Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro): winner
  • 2008Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated