Jules Dassin
American film director (1911–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Julius Dassin (December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008) was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, where he continued his career. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Screen Directors' Guild.[1][2]
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Born | Julius Dassin (1911-12-18)December 18, 1911 Middletown, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 2008(2008-03-31) (aged 96) Athens, Greece |
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Children | 3, including Joe Dassin |
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Dassin received a Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his film Du rififi chez les hommes. He was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director and Best Writing, Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen for his film Never on Sunday, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his Broadway production of Illya Darling.