Maurice Tourneur
Directing
Born February 2, 1876 — Died August 4, 1961
From Paris, France
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.
