Jacques Feyder
Jacques Feyder | |
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Feyder in 1925 | |
| Born | Jacques Léon Louis Frédérix 21 July 1885 Ixelles, Belgium |
| Died | 24 May 1948 (aged 62) Prangins, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Françoise Rosay (1917–1948, his death) |
Jacques Feyder (French: [fɛ.dɛʁ]; 21 July 1885 – 24 May 1948) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked principally in France, but also in the US, Britain and Germany. He was a director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 1930s he became associated with the style of poetic realism in French cinema. He adopted French nationality in 1928.