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- Marcel L'Herbier was born on April 23, 1888 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for L'inhumaine (1924), Le bonheur (1934) and Sacrifice d'honneur (1935). He was married to Marcelle Pradot. He died on November 26, 1979 in Paris, France.
- SpouseMarcelle Pradot(December 2, 1926 - November 26, 1979) (his death)
- Founded the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques (IDHEC) in 1943. Funded by the French government, the school offered training in all aspects of production as well as in history, theory, and criticism. In the postwar years IDHEC's reputation grew steadily, attracting an impressive international student body including such future luminaries as Louis Malle, Volker Schlöndorff, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, and Costa-Gavras. IDHEC was subsumed within the Fondation Européenne des Métiers de l'Image et du Son (FEMIS), which opened its doors on November 13, 1986. FEMIS is a privately owned institution.
- Followed in his magistrate father's footsteps and studied law, but changed career paths and became a theatrical reviewer and, later, film critic and theorist.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 667-671. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
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