Léon Barsacq

Léon Barsacq
Born	(1906-10-18)18 October 1906 Feodosiya, Crimea, then Empire of Russia (now Ukraine, disputed and occupied by the Russian Federation)
Died	23 December 1969(1969-12-23) (aged 63) Paris, France
Occupation(s)	Production designer Art director Set decorator
Years active	1934-1968

Léon Barsacq (18 October 1906 – 23 December 1969) was a Russian-born and naturalized French production designer, art director and set decorator. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Longest Day. He was the brother of French theatre director André Barsacq and the father of film actor Yves Barsacq.

Selected filmography

• Southern Mail (1937)
• I Was an Adventuress (1938)
• The Mysteries of Paris (1943)
• The Last Vacation (1948)
• The Glass Castle (1950)
• Imperial Violets (1952)
• The Beauty of Cadiz (1953)
• All the Gold in the World (1961)
• The Longest Day (1962)

External links

• Léon Barsacq at IMDb
• Léon Barsacq at AllMovie