1. Jacques Tourneur was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including the horror films Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie, and The Leopard Man, and the classic film noir Out of the Past.
10 Facts About Jacques Tourneur
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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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In 1934, Jacques Tourneur went to Hollywood, 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.