Louis J. Gasnier

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Louis J. Gasnier was a French-born film director and producer best known for his work in early silent cinema and serials, including the infamous exploitation film "Reefer Madness."

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Louis J. Gasnier canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director
film producer
person
activeYearsEnd 1940s
activeYearsStart 1900s
basedIn Hollywood
New York City
Paris
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1875-09-15
dateOfDeath 1963-02-15
directed Reefer Madness
The Exploits of Elaine
The Iron Claw
The Little American
The Mystery of the Double Cross
The Perils of Pauline
The Return of Peter Grimm
employer Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
surface form: Famous Players-Lasky

Paramount Pictures
Pathé
surface form: Pathé Frères
familyName Gasnier
genre exploitation film
film serial
silent film
givenName Louis
knownFor directing Reefer Madness
early film serials
silent cinema
languageOfWork English
French
movedTo United States of America
surface form: United States
name Louis J. Gasnier self-link
nationality French
notableWork Reefer Madness
The Exploits of Elaine
The Perils of Pauline
occupation film director
film producer
screenwriter
partOf early French cinema
early Hollywood cinema
placeOfBirth Paris
surface form: Paris, France
placeOfDeath Hollywood, California, United States
workedIn early sound era
silent era

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer foundedBy Louis J. Gasnier
Louis J. Gasnier name Louis J. Gasnier self-link
The Virtuous Sin hasDirector Louis J. Gasnier