Jacques Tourneur (November 12, 1904–December 19, 1977) was a French-American film director.
Born in Paris, France, he was the son of noted director Maurice Tourneur. As a young man, Jacques went to live in New York City and proceeded to Hollywood with his father. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1919. He is famous for directing three atmospheric "horror" movies (in fact, film noir–influenced films of understated terror) with producer Val Lewton at RKO Radio Pictures in the 1940s: Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie and The Leopard Man. His 1957 film Night of the Demon also enjoys a high reputation and is considered one of the best horror/supernatural films in movie history. Tourneur also directed one of the classics of film noir, Out of the Past, in 1947. He also made the notable horror spoof The Comedy of Terrors in 1964. The next year. he directed his last film, the Jules Verne -inspired adventure yarn War Gods of the Deep.
In 1964, Tourneur directed an episode of The Twilight Zone, "Night Call" (Episode 139, February 7, 1964), which proved to be an excellent showcase for Tourneur's directing style. His television work also included episodes of Adventures in Paradise ("A Bride for the Captain", 1962), Bonanza ("Denver McKee", 1962), and T.H.E. Cat (1966). He retired from directing in the late 1960s.
He met his wife, actress Christiane Virideau, while assisting his father on the 1929 German film production Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen (The Ship of Lost Men).
Jacques Tourneur died in 1977 in Bergerac, Dordogne, France.
Jacques Tourneur received recognition for his contribution to the film industry in Chris Fujiwara's 1998 book Jacques Tourneur: The Cinema of Nightfall.
Filmography
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Films directed by Jacques Tourneur
1930s
Tout Ça ne Vaut pas l'Amour (1931) · Pour Être Aimé (1933) · Les Filles de la Concierge (1934) · Romance of Radium (1937) · The Man in the Barn (1937) · They All Come Out (1939) · Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
1940s
Phantom Raiders (1940) · Doctors Don't Tell (1941) · Cat People (1942) · I Walked with a Zombie (1943) · The Leopard Man (1943) · Days of Glory (1944) · Experiment Perilous (1945) · Canyon Passage (1946) · Out of the Past (1947) · Berlin Express (1948) · Easy Living (1949) ·
1950s
The Flame and the Arrow (1950) · Stars in My Crown (1950) · Circle of Danger (1951) · Anne of the Indies (1951) · Way of a Gaucho (1952) · Appointment in Honduras (1953) · Stranger on Horseback (1955) · Wichita (1955) · Great Day in the Morning (1956) · Nightfall (1957) · Night of the Demon (1957) · The Fearmakers (1958) · The Giant of Marathon (1959) · Timbuktu (1959)
1960s
The Comedy of Terrors (1964) · War-Gods of the Deep (1965)
External links
Jacques Tourneur at Allmovie
The Films of Jacques Tourneur
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NAME
Tourneur, Jacques
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Director
DATE OF BIRTH
1904-11-12
PLACE OF BIRTH
Paris, France
DATE OF DEATH
1977-12-19
PLACE OF DEATH
Bergerac, France
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Categories: 1904 births | 1977 deaths | French film directors | French expatriates in the United States | Horror film directors | Naturalized citizens of the United States
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