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Jacques Tourneur Facts
| Sign | Scorpio |
| Born |
Nov 12, 1904 Paris, France |
| Died |
Dec 19, 1977 Bergerac, Dordogne |
| Age | Died at 73 |
| Total Facts | 3 |
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1098-1103. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Son of Maurice Tourneur
Tourneur loved the story for Stars in My Crown (1950) so much that he agreed to direct the film for scale. Although it's one of his finest and least known films and an American classic, it literally marked the end of his career: after accepting such a low salary, no studio took him seriously any more, and he was left to direct marginal films and television shows for the rest of his life.