Maurice Lehmann
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DiedMay 17, 1974 (aged 79)
Paris, France
Occupations
- Director
- actor
- producer
Yearsactive1916–1958 (film)
Maurice Lehmann | |
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 Lehmann in 1940. | |
| Born | May 14, 1895 |
| Died | May 17, 1974 (aged 79) Paris, France |
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| Years active | 1916–1958 (film) |
Maurice Lehmann (May 14, 1895 – May 17, 1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film Koenigsmark in which he played the title role.[1] In 1956 he was appointed president of the jury in the Cannes Film Festival.
He entered as a boarder at the Comedie-French from 1916 to 1919. He then managed theaters in the Porte Saint-Martin, the Ambigu, the Renaissance, Mogador, Edward VII and the Empire.
Selected filmography
- Koenigsmark (1923)
- Pasteur (1935)
- The Gutter (1938)
- The Lady of the Camellias (1953)
