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Yves Allégret

1905 – 1987

French film director

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About Yves Allégret

Lived 1905 – 1987 (aged 81). Yves Allégret was a French film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor, director and writer.

Filmography Feature films The Tamer (1938) Tobias Is an Angel (1940) The Emigrant (dir. Léo Joannon, 1940) Box of Dreams (1945) Dawn Devils (1946) Dédée d'Anvers (1948) Une si jolie petite plage (1949) Manèges (1950) Miracles Only Happen Once (1951) Leathernose (1952) Desperate Decision (1952) The Proud and the Beautiful (1953) Oh No, Mam'zelle (1954) Oasis (1955) The Best Part (1956) Young Girls Beware (1957) Send a Woman When the Devil Fails (1957) The Daughter of Hamburg (1958) The Restless and the Damned (1959) Jack of Spades (1960) Konga Yo (1962) Germinal (1963) Johnny Banco (1967) Invasion (1970) Mords pas, on t'aime (1976)

TV series (1977)

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Important facts

Born
13 October 1905, Asnières-sur-Seine
Birth century
20th century
Died
31 January 1987, Jouars-Pontchartrain
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor, director, writer
Nationality
France
Also known as
Yves Allegret

Family & relationships

Spouse
Simone Signoret

People in Yves Allégret's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Oh No
b. 1979
Musician
 Portrait of Léo Joannon
Léo Joannon
1904 – 1969
Film director

Contemporaries

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1865 – 1952
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James Henry Breasted
1865 – 1935
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 Portrait of Pieter Zeeman
Pieter Zeeman
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Physicist
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Wilhelm Ramsay
1865 – 1928
Politician
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Arthur Keith
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Anthropologist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Yves Allégret?

French film director (1905–1987)

When was Yves Allégret born?

Yves Allégret was born on 13 October 1905 in Asnières-sur-Seine.

When did Yves Allégret die?

Yves Allégret died on 31 January 1987 in Jouars-Pontchartrain.

What was Yves Allégret's occupation?

Yves Allégret was a film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor, director and writer.

What nationality was Yves Allégret?

Yves Allégret was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yves Allégret

· Wikidata: Q945227

· DBpedia: Yves Allégret

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