Katia de maurice tourneur biography
Katia is a 1938 French historical drama film starring Danielle Darrieux....
Maurice Tourneur
French film director and screenwriter (1876–1961)
Maurice Tourneur | |
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Tourneur in 1916 | |
| Born | Maurice Félix Thomas (1876-02-02)2 February 1876 Épinettes, Paris, France |
| Died | 4 August 1961(1961-08-04) (aged 85) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Fernande Petit (m. 1904, divorced)Louise Lagrange |
| Children | Jacques Tourneur |
Maurice Félix Thomas (French pronunciation:[mɔʁisfelikstɔmɑ]; 2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur (pronounced[tuʁnœʁ]), was a French film director and screenwriter.[1]
Life
Born Maurice Félix Thomas in the Épinettes district (17th arrondissement of Paris), his father was a wholesaler.
Set during the mid-19th century, the film dwells upon the foredoomed romance between Russian princess Katia (Danielle Darrieux) and the married Czar Alexander.
As a young man, Maurice Thomas first trained as a graphic designer and a magazine illustrator but was soon drawn to the theater. In 1904, he married the actress Fernande Petit. They had a son