Jean de Limur

French film director, actor and screenwriter

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Jean de Limur

Born|

Jean François Marie Chenu de Limur

(1887-11-13)13 November 1887

Vouhé, Charente-Maritime, Paris

Died| 5 June 1976(1976-06-05) (aged 88)

Paris, France

Occupation| Film director

Jean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976, Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include La Garçonne (1936) and The Letter (1929). A French army officer and a designer, he first came to the United States with his parents, Count and Countess de Limur in September 1920; their destination was Burlingame, California, where lived Jean's brother André[1] (who married Ethel, daughter of William Henry Crocker).[1][2]

## Selected filmography

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* The Arab (1924) actor
* Human Desires (1924)
* The Legion of the Condemned (1928) co-screenplay
* The Letter (1929) director
* Jealousy (1929) director
* My Childish Father (1930)
* Monsieur the Duke (1931)
* Paprika (1933) director
* L'Auberge du Petit-Dragon (1935)
* The Slipper Episode (1935)
* La Garçonne (1936) director; with Arletty, Edith Piaf, and Marie Bell
* Runaway Ladies (1938)
* The City of Lights (1938)
* The Man Who Played with Fire (1942)
* The Golden Age (1942)
* Apparition (1943)
* The Great Pack (1945)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Andre de Limur Is Dead at 80; Ex‐French Count and Diplomat". The New York Times. 31 July 1971. p. 65. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
2. ^ "Ethel Crocker–Andre de Limur Collection". Georgetown University Library – Archives Ressources. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

## External links

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* Jean de Limur at IMDb

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Films directed by Jean de Limur

* The Letter (1929)
* Jealousy (1929)
* My Childish Father (1930)
* Monsieur the Duke (1931)
* Paprika (1933)
* The Slipper Episode (1935)
* La Garçonne (1936)
* The City of Lights (1938)
* Runaway Ladies (1938)
* The Golden Age (1942)
* The Man Who Played with Fire (1942)
* Apparition (1943)
* The Great Pack (1945)

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