René Clair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Clair

French filmmaker and writer

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1898

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1981

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, film director, film producer, film editor, film actor

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981) born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer.
He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy.
He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade.
Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years.
He was elected to the Académie française in 1960.
Clair's best known films include The Italian Straw Hat (1928), Under the Roofs of Paris (1930), Le Million (1931), À nous la liberté (1931), I Married a Witch (1942), and And Then There Were None (1945).