Maurice Tourneur

    Known For

    Directing

    Birthday

    February 2, 1876

    Day of Death

    August 4, 1961 (85 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Paris, France

    Maurice Tourneur

    Biography

    Maurice Félix Thomas (1876 – 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur, was a French film director and screenwriter. His son, Jacques (1904–1977), would follow his father into the film industry, establishing his own reputation as a director of American films in the 1940s and 1950s.

    Known For

    • Carnival of Sinners

      Carnival of Sinners

      1943

    • The Last of the Mohicans

      The Last of the Mohicans

      1920

    • The Poor Little Rich Girl

      The Poor Little Rich Girl

      1917

    • The Blue Bird

      The Blue Bird

      1918

    • The Mysterious Island

      The Mysterious Island

      1929

    • The Man with Wax Faces

      The Man with Wax Faces

      1914

    • The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

      The Wishing Ring: An Idyll of Old England

      1914

    • Justin de Marseille

      Justin de Marseille

      1935

    • Victory

      Victory

      1919

    • Volpone

      Volpone

      1941

    • Fun in the Barracks

      Fun in the Barracks

      1932

    • Alias Jimmy Valentine

      Alias Jimmy Valentine

      1915

    • The Broken Butterfly

      The Broken Butterfly

      1919

    • Lorna Doone

      Lorna Doone

      1922

    • Black and White

      Black and White

      1931