Jean Renoir
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| Known for: |
The Grand Illusion, The Rules of the Game, The River |
| Birthday: |
15 September 1894,
Paris, France |
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Son of impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir

Younger brother of
Pierre Renoir

Uncle of
Claude Renoir

Although he became an American citizen, he was buried in France following a state funeral.

Was voted the 12th-greatest director of all time by Entertainment Weekly magazine, making him the highest-rated French filmmaker on the list.

He frequently acted in his own movies, earning praise for his performances as loveable bear-like lugs (he even dressed up like a bear in "The Rules of the Game").

Biography in John Wakeman, editor, "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945," pp. 923-947. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

He once said that no other Hollywood director understood people better than
Leo McCarey.

Called "the boss" by director Jacques Rivette.
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