Jean Renoir Biography

Jean Renoir biography

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NAME: Jean Renoir
OCCUPATION: Director, Producer
BIRTH DATE: September 15, 1894
DEATH DATE: February 12, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France

PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California

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French-born director and producer Jean Renoir contributed a number of significant works (both silent and sound) to the motion picture industry.

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Born in France in 1984, director and producer Jean Renoir was inspired by cinema as he recovered from a wound inflicted during World War I. He went on to contribute significant works, eventually receiving a lifetime Academy Award for his contribution to the motion picture industry. In 1962 he wrote the definitive biography of his father, the painter, Pierre-Auguste Renoir.