Maurice Tourneur

Birth Name:

Maurice Felix Thomas

Birth Place:

Paris, France

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

Received the Directors Guild of America Honorary Life Member Award in 1945
Was the father of fellow film director Jacques Tourneur
Before becoming a director, he worked as a magazine illustrator
Started out in filmmaking by working with the Eclair company in 1911
In 1918, he founded the company Maurice Tourneur Productions
In 1919, he helped co-found Associated Producers, Inc
In 1921, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States

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