Maurice Tourneur
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Maurice Tourneur was a pioneering French-born film director and screenwriter of the silent era, known for his visually sophisticated and atmospheric storytelling in both European and early Hollywood cinema.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice Tourneur canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film director
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person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1940s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| birthName | Maurice Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cimetière du Père-Lachaise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Jacques Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1876-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-08-04 ⓘ |
| employer |
Metro Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Paramount Pictures ⓘ World Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| influenced | Jacques Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric storytelling
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innovative use of lighting and composition ⓘ pioneering work in early Hollywood ⓘ visually sophisticated filmmaking ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| movement | silent era cinema ⓘ |
| name | Maurice Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | adaptations of literary works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alias Jimmy Valentine
NERFINISHED
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Lorna Doone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Bird (1918 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cub NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last of the Mohicans NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life Line NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poor Little Rich Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wishing Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ Woman ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| relative | Jacques Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Fernande Petit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startedCareerAs |
illustrator
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theatrical designer ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American cinema
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French cinema ⓘ silent film era ⓘ |
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