About Georges Cravenne
Lived 1914 – 2009 (aged 94). Georges Cravenne was a French journalist, publicist, french resistance fighter, film producer, film director and opinion journalist.
Georges Cravenne with Sigourney Weaver and Alain Delon at the 25th César Awards ceremony in 2000. Georges Cravenne (; 24 January 1914 – 10 January 2009), real name Joseph-Raoul Cohen, was a French film producer, publicity agent and founder of the César Award. He received an Honorary César in 2000.
Marriages He married French actress Françoise Arnoul in 1956. They divorced in 1964.
On 18 October 1973, his second wife Danielle Cravenne was shot dead by a police sniper at Marignane airport in Marseille. Danielle, who was mentally unstable, had tried to to protest against the release of the film The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob which was being promoted by Cravenne and which she considered "anti-Palestinian", especially in the midst of the Yom Kippur War.
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Who was Georges Cravenne?
French film producer (1914-2009)
When was Georges Cravenne born?
Georges Cravenne was born on 24 January 1914 in Kairouan.
When did Georges Cravenne die?
Georges Cravenne died on 10 January 2009 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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Georges Cravenne was a journalist, publicist, french resistance fighter, film producer, film director and opinion journalist.
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Georges Cravenne was French.
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