10 Facts About Jacques Tourneur

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Jacques Tourneur was a French film director known for the classic film noir Out of the Past and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Leopard Man.

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Jacques Tourneur is known for directing Night of the Demon, which was released by Columbia Pictures.

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At age 10, Jacques Tourneur moved to the United States with his father.

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Jacques Tourneur started a career in cinema while still attending high school as an extra and later as a script clerk in various silent films.

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Jacques Tourneur died in 1977, aged 73, in Bergerac, Dordogne, France.

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Jacques Tourneur made his debut as a director on the French film Tout ca ne vaut pas l'amour in 1931.

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Jacques Tourneur went to Hollywood in 1934 where he had a contract with MGM Studios.

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Jacques Tourneur made his feature debut as director in the 1939 film They All Come Out.

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Jacques Tourneur was promoted to the A-list at RKO, directing films including Out of the Past and Berlin Express.

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Jacques Tourneur filmed episodes of The Barbara Stanwyck Show, Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, and The Alaskans.