About Henri Lavorel
Lived 1914 – 1955 (aged 40). Henri Lavorel was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Henri-Albert-Sylvestre Lavorel (5 July 19147 January 1955) was a French producer, writer and director.
Biography Henri Lavorel born in Annecy, Haute-Savoie and was married to the English actress Madeleine Carroll from 1946 to 1949. Lavorel died in a car crash in Versailles in 1955 aged 40.
He most notably worked on The Voyage to America (1951) (writer, producer, director) and C'est arrivé à Paris (1953) (producer, director).
Selected filmography The Voyage to America (1951) It Happened in Paris (1952) Chéri-Bibi (1955)
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Who was Henri Lavorel?
French film director (1914–1955)
When was Henri Lavorel born?
Henri Lavorel was born on 5 July 1914 in Annecy.
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Henri Lavorel died on 7 January 1955 in Versailles.
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Henri Lavorel was a film director, screenwriter and film producer.
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Henri Lavorel was French.
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