Jean de Limur
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Born
13 November 1887
Jean François Marie Chenu de Limur
13 November 1887
Vouhé, Charente-Maritime, Paris
Died5 June 1976 (aged 88)
Paris, France
OccupationFilm director
Jean de Limur | |
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| Born | Jean François Marie Chenu de Limur 13 November 1887 Vouhé, Charente-Maritime, Paris |
| Died | 5 June 1976 (aged 88) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film director |
Jean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976, Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include La Garçonne (1936) and The Letter (1929). A French army officer and a designer, he first came to the United States with his parents, Count and Countess de Limur in September 1920; their destination was Burlingame, California, where lived Jean's brother André[1] (who married Ethel, daughter of William Henry Crocker).[1][2]