Léonide Moguy
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| Born | Léonide Maguilevsky 14 July 1899 |
| Died | 21 April 1976 (aged 76) |
Léonide Moguy (14 July 1899 – 21 April 1976) was a Russian born French film director, screenwriter and film editor .
Moguy was born Léonide Maguilevsky in 1899.[1] He was active in film between 1936 and 1961. His work has influenced American director Quentin Tarantino, who discovered him while writing the script for Inglourious Basterds.[2]
Personal life
One of Moguy's early companions was the fashion designer Jacques Fath, a sometime actor who appeared in an early Moguy film.
Selected filmography
- The Wonderful Day (1932)
- Forty Little Mothers (1936)
- Conflict (1938)
- Two Women (1940)
- Paris After Dark (1943)
- Action in Arabia (1944)
- Whistle Stop (1946) with George Raft and Ava Gardner
- Bethsabée (1947)
- Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950)
- Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
- Children of Love (1953)
- Give Me My Chance (1957)
- Man Wants To Live (1961)
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