Jean Renoir(1894-1979)
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Son of the famous Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste, he had a happy
childhood. Pierre Renoir was his brother, and Claude Renoir was his nephew. After
the end of World War I, where he won the Croix de Guerre, he moved from
scriptwriting to filmmaking. He married Catherine Hessling, for whom he began to
make movies; he wanted to make a star of her. They separated in 1930,
although he remained married to her until 1943. His next partner was
Marguerite Renoir, whom he never married, although she took his name. He left
France in 1941 during the German invasion of France during World War II
and became a naturalized US citizen.
