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André Roosevelt

1879 – 1962

American filmmaker, explorer, and rugby union player

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Lived 1879 – 1962 (aged 83). André Roosevelt was a French and American rugby union player, film producer, hotel manager and film director.

Cornelius Louis André Roosevelt (April 24, 1879 – July 21, 1962) was a French-born American filmmaker and resort hotel manager of American origin.

Early life He was born in Paris to Cornelius Roosevelt (1847–1902), a cousin of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who married a French actress Anna and was baptized at the American Cathedral, Paris. He won a gold medal in rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics with the French team. He was a member of The Explorers Club like his cousin Theodore Roosevelt.

He married first Adelheid Lange in 1905, then after a divorce, Alice La Fontant in Haiti. Roosevelt was an adventurer, traveling to Bali in 1924, attempting to develop the tourist market, but at the same time preserve Bali's cultural integrity. He envisioned making Bali a national or international park with laws to regulate it as such. In 1928 and 1929, he and Armand Denis shot Goona-Goona, An Authentic Melodrama (also called The Kris) with assistance from Walter Spies. It was released in the United States in 1930 and started an American craze for Bali.

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A. Roosevelt, Cornelius Louis André Roosevelt

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Who was André Roosevelt?

American filmmaker, explorer, and rugby union player (1879–1962)

When was André Roosevelt born?

André Roosevelt was born on 24 April 1879 in Paris, France.

When did André Roosevelt die?

André Roosevelt died on 21 July 1962 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

What was André Roosevelt's occupation?

André Roosevelt was a rugby union player, film producer, hotel manager and film director.

What nationality was André Roosevelt?

André Roosevelt was French and American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: André Roosevelt

· Wikidata: Q2636058

· DBpedia: André Roosevelt

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