FILM DIRECTOR

Jacques Copeau

1879 - 1949

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Jacques Copeau (French: [kɔpo]; 4 February 1879 – 20 October 1949) was a French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist. Before he founded the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in Paris, he wrote theatre reviews for several Parisian journals, worked at the Georges Petit Gallery where he organized exhibits of artists' works and helped found the Nouvelle Revue Française in 1909, along with writer friends, such as André Gide and Jean Schlumberger. Twentieth century French theatre is marked by Copeau's outlook. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Copeau is the 415th most popular film director (down from 391st in 2019), the 2,382nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,225th in 2019) and the 58th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jacques Copeau ranks 415 out of 2,041. Before him are Lo Wei, Louis Delluc, Roland Joffé, M. Night Shyamalan, Gustav Ucicky, and Olivier Assayas. After him are John Landis, Denys Arcand, Karel Reisz, Saul Bass, John Guillermin, and Christian-Jaque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Jacques Copeau ranks 78. Before him are William Fox, René Pottier, Bernhard Schmidt, Henri Wallon, Aleksandar Tsankov, and Eli Heckscher. After him are Kosta Pećanac, Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Ernest Jones, Thomas Beecham, Hu Hanmin, and Alla Nazimova. Among people deceased in 1949, Jacques Copeau ranks 66. Before him are Walter Buch, Hanns Albin Rauter, Alfred J. Lotka, Maria Cebotari, Mariano Fortuny, and Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria. After him are Alexey Shchusev, Vladimir Nazor, Lead Belly, Erich von Drygalski, Damaskinos of Athens, and Amadeo Giannini.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Copeau ranks 2,382 out of 6,770. Before him are Édouard Séguin (1812), Jean Behra (1921), Pierre Clémenti (1942), Charles Vanel (1892), Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons (1635), and Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840). After him are Lucile Desmoulins (1770), William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (935), Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy (1571), Hervé (1825), Benoît de Sainte-Maure (1154), and Julien Benda (1867).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Jacques Copeau ranks 58. Before him are Just Jaeckin (1940), Albert Lamorisse (1922), Jacques Deray (1929), Jean-Jacques Beineix (1946), Louis Delluc (1890), and Olivier Assayas (1955). After him are Christian-Jaque (1904), Yves Boisset (1939), Guy Hamilton (1922), Jacques Tourneur (1904), Jean Eustache (1938), and Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946).

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