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Jacques Krauss

1900 – 1957

French decorator

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About Jacques Krauss

Lived 1900 – 1957 (aged 56). Jacques Krauss was a French production designer and art director.

Jacques Krauss (21 October 1900 – 8 June 1957) was a French art director. He had a notable influence on the visual look of French poetic realist films before the Second World War, due to his work with Julien Duvivier.

He was born in Paris, the son of the actor Henry Krauss.

Selected filmography If I Were Boss (1934) Maria Chapdelaine (1934) A Rare Bird (1935) Thirteen Days of Love (1935) La Bandera (1935) They Were Five (1936) Claudine at School (1937) The Man of the Hour (1937) Pépé le Moko (1937) Woman of Malacca (1937) Another World (1937) A Woman of No Importance (1937) The Courier of Lyon (1937) The Curtain Rises (1938) Final Accord (1938) The End of the Day (1939) The Phantom Carriage (1939) Madame Sans-Gêne (1941) Monsieur La Souris (1942) Chiffon's Wedding (1942) Love Letters (1942) Romance for Three (1942) The Phantom Baron (1943) Sylvie and the Ghost (1946) Captain Blomet (1947) The Fugitive (1947) The Adventures of Casanova (1947) Monseigneur (1949) Du Guesclin (1949) Darling Caroline (1951) Gigolo (1951) A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953) Caroline and the Rebels (1955) Élisa (1957)

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Who was Jacques Krauss?

French decorator (1900–1957)

When was Jacques Krauss born?

Jacques Krauss was born on 21 October 1900 in Paris.

When did Jacques Krauss die?

Jacques Krauss died on 8 June 1957.

What was Jacques Krauss's occupation?

Jacques Krauss was a production designer and art director.

What nationality was Jacques Krauss?

Jacques Krauss was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacques Krauss

· Wikidata: Q3159217

· DBpedia: Jacques Krauss

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