Maurice Tourneur

Born

February 2, 1876

Died

August 4, 1961

Biography

Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film industry, establishing his own reputation as a director of American films in the 1940s and 1950s.