Ignace Morgenstern
Ignace Morgenstern | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 June 1900 Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died | 26 January 1961 (aged 60) |
| Occupation | Producer |
Ignace Morgenstern (5 June 1900 – 26 January 1961) was a Hungarian-born French film producer. He was the owner of Cocinor, one of the largest French film distributors of the 1950s.
Career
Morgenstern was born in 1900 to a
In 1948 he acquired the assets of the company from Joseph Lucachevitch and established his own distribution company Cocinor, based in Paris. He concentrated in producing commercially orientated hits starring established stars such as Fernandel and Jean Gabin.[2]
Personal life
In 1927 Morgenstern married his cousin Elizabeth with whom he had a daughter Madeleine Morgenstern. Madeleine was married to the New Wave film director François Truffaut from 1957 to 1965.[3] She met him at the Venice Film Festival while working in the publicity department of her father's company.[4]
References
External links
- Ignace Morgenstern at IMDb
Bibliography
- De Baecque, Antoine & Toubiana, Serge. Truffaut: A Biography. University of California Press, 2000.
- Marie, Michel. The French New Wave: An Artistic School. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.
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