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Jacques Tourneur (1904–1977)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Editor

Born in Paris in 1904, Tourneur went to Hollywood with his father, director Maurice Tourneur around 1913. He started out as a script clerk and editor for his father, then graduated to such jobs as directing shorts (often with the pseudonym Jack Turner), both in France and America. He was hired to run the second unit for David O. Selznick's A Tale of Two Cities... See full bio »

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in Paris, France

Died:

(age 73) in Bergerac, Dordogne, France
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1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
– The Ring of Anasis (1966)
 
1965 City in the Sea
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Night Call (1964)
 
1963 The Comedy of Terrors
 
1962 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
– A Bride for the Captain (1962)
 
1962 Follow the Sun (TV series)
– Sergeant Kolchak Fades Away (1962)
 
1955-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story (1961)
– Aftermath (1960)
– Into the Night (1955)
– The Martyr (1955)
 
1961 Fury River
 
1960-1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
– Frightened Doll (1961)
– The Choice (1961)
– Sign of the Zodiac (1961)
– Adventure on Happiness Street (1961)
– The Golden Acres (1961)
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1960 Bonanza (TV series)
– Denver McKee (1960)
 
1960 Mission of Danger
 
1960 Aftermath (TV movie)
 
1959 Giant of Marathon
 
1959 The Alaskans (TV series)
 
1959 Frontier Rangers
 
1959 Timbuktu
 
1958 Northwest Passage (TV series)
– The 'Vulture' (1958)
– The Traitor (1958)
– The Assassin (1958)
– The Hostage (1958)
– Break Out (1958)
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1958 The Fearmakers
 
1957-1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV series)
– The Stop-over (1958)
– House on Biscayne Bay (1958)
– The Steep Hill (1957)
– The Cupcake (1957)
 
1958 Cool and Lam (TV movie)
 
1957 Curse of the Demon
 
1957 Nightfall
 
1956 Great Day in the Morning
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Kristi (1956)
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
– Episode #1.17 (1956) (archive footage)
– Episode #1.23 (1956) (archive footage)
 
1955 Wichita
 
1955 Stranger on Horseback
 
1953 Appointment in Honduras
 
1952 Way of a Gaucho
 
1951 Anne of the Indies
 
1951 Circle of Danger
 
1950 The Flame and the Arrow
 
1950 Stars in My Crown
 
1949 Easy Living
 
1948 Berlin Express
 
1947 Out of the Past
 
1946 Canyon Passage
 
1944 Experiment Perilous
 
1944 Days of Glory
 
1944 Reward Unlimited (short)
 
1943 The Leopard Man
 
1943 I Walked with a Zombie
 
1942 Cat People
 
1942 The Magic Alphabet (short) (as Jack Tourneur)
 
1942 The Incredible Stranger (short) (as Jack Tourneur)
 
1941 Doctors Don't Tell
 
1940 Phantom Raiders
 
1939 Nick Carter, Master Detective
 
1939 They All Come Out
 
1939 Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (short)
 
1938 Think It Over (short)
 
1938 Strange Glory (short)
 
1938 What Do You Think?: Tupapaoo (short)
 
1938 The Face Behind the Mask (short)
 
1938 The Ship That Died (short)
 
1938 What Do You Think? (Number Three) (short)
 
1937 What Do You Think? (short)
 
1937 The Man in the Barn (short)
 
1937 Romance of Radium (short)
 
1937 The King Without a Crown (short)
 
1937 The Rainbow Pass (short)
 
1937 The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning (short)
 
1937 The Grand Bounce (short)
 
1936 Killer-Dog (short)
 
1936 Master Will Shakespeare (short)
 
1936 Harnessed Rhythm (documentary short)
 
1936 A Miniature: The Story of 'The Jonker Diamond' (documentary short)
 
1934 Les filles de la concierge
 
1933 Pour être aimé
 
1933 Toto
 
1931 Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour
 
1941 Volpone (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 Marie Antoinette (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1938 Le patriote (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1936 Samson (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1935 The Winning Ticket (second unit director)
 
1933 Grandeur and Decadence (assistant director)
 
1932 Les gaîtés de l'escadron (assistant director)
 
1932 In the Name of the Law (assistant director)
 
1931 Partir (assistant director)
 
1930 Accused, Stand Up! (assistant director)
 
1929 The Ship of Lost Men (assistant director)
 
1926 Tell It to the Marines (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
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1928 The Trail of '98
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1927 Love
Extra (uncredited)
 
1927 The Fair Co-Ed
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1923 Scaramouche
Extra (uncredited)
 
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1935 A Tale of Two Cities (arranger: revolutionary sequences)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1980 Death Watch (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1978 Directed by Jacques Tourneur (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2007 The Fearmakers Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

Jack Tourneur | Jack Turner
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Trivia:

Tourneur loved the story for Stars in My Crown 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. See more »

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