Pierre de Hérain
Pierre de Hérain | |
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| Born | Pierre Paul Henri Déhérain 24 July 1904 Avilly-Saint-Léonard, Oise, France |
| Died | 25 September 1972 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Parent(s) | François de Hérain Eugénie Hardon |
| Relatives | Pierre Paul Dehérain (paternal grandfather) Philippe Pétain (stepfather)[1] |
Pierre de Hérain (24 July 1904 – 25 September 1972) was a French film director.
Early life
Pierre de Hérain was born as Pierre Déhérain on 24 July 1904 in Avilly-Saint-Léonard, Oise, France.[1][2] His father, François de Hérain, was a painter.[1] His mother, Eugénie Hardon, later married Marshal Philippe Pétain, who became his stepfather.[1][3]
Career
De Hérain began his career in film as an assistant director of Itto, a 1934 film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and Marie Epstein.[1] In 1935, he was an assistant director to Divine, directed by Max Ophüls.[1] In 1938, he was an assistant director of Monsieur Coccinelle, directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps.[4]
De Hérain directed five films in the 1940s.[1] One of them, Monsieur des Lourdines, was based on a novel by Alphonse de Châteaubriant.[3]
Death
De Hérain died on 25 September 1972 in Paris.[1][2]
Filmography
As an assistant director
- Itto (1934)
- Divine (1935)
- Monsieur Coccinelle (1938)
As a director
- Monsieur des Lourdines (1943)
- Pamela (1945)
- Love Around the House (1947)
- The Murdered Model (1948)
- Marlene (1949)
References
External links
- Pierre de Hérain at IMDb
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