About Jean Tedesco
Lived 1895 – 1958 (aged 63). Jean Tedesco was a French film director, screenwriter, film critic and director.
Jean Tedesco (1895–1958) was a French film director, film critic and screenwriter. Chief editor of the Cinéa magazine he also was managing director of the théâtre du Vieux-Colombier between 1924 and 1934 where he showed avant-garde films during the 1920s.
Filmography (selection) 1951 : Napoléon Bonaparte, empereur des Français (documentary) 1951 : L'Anglais tel qu'on le parle (after Tristan Bernard) (short film) 1951 : (short) 1948 : with Charles Dechamps 1946 : Comédie avant Molière (short) 1945 : (short) 1943 : (documentary) 1941 : Sur les chemins de Lamartine (documentary) 1937 : Panoramas au fil de l'eau 1931 : Amour et quadrille 1928 : The Little Match Girl (co director : Jean Renoir)
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Who was Jean Tedesco?
French film director (1895–1958)
When was Jean Tedesco born?
Jean Tedesco was born on 24 March 1895 in London.
When did Jean Tedesco die?
Jean Tedesco died on 16 August 1958 in Paris.
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Jean Tedesco was a film director, screenwriter, film critic and director.
What nationality was Jean Tedesco?
Jean Tedesco was French.
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