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Jean Vigo (1905–1934)

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Jean Vigo had bad health since he was a child. Son of anarchist militant Miguel Almareyda, he also never really recovered from his father's mysterious death in jail when he was 12. Abandoned by his mother, he passed from boarding school to boarding school. Aged 23, through meetings with people involved in the movies... See full bio »

Born:

Jean Bonaventure de Vigo Almereyda
in Paris, France

Died:

(age 29) in Paris, France
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1934 L'Atalante
 
1933 Zero for Conduct (short)
 
1931 Taris (documentary short)
 
1930 À Propos de Nice (documentary short)
 
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1934 L'Atalante (adaptation / dialogue)
 
1933 Zero for Conduct (short) (scenario)
 
1931 Taris (documentary short)
 
1930 À Propos de Nice (documentary short)
 
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1933 Zero for Conduct (short) (uncredited)
 
1931 Taris (documentary short)
 
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1933 Zero for Conduct (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
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1963 The Carabineers (dedicatee)
 
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2001 Jean Vigo: Le son retrouvé (video documentary short)
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2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 9 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1136-1142. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987. See more »

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