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Pierre Granier-Deferre

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Pierre Granier-Deferre
Born2 July 1927
Paris, France
Died16 November 2007 (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Spouses
Children6, including Denys Granier-Deferre

Pierre Granier-Deferre (27 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter

His 1971 film Le Chat (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.[1] His 1964 film The Adventures of Salavin won the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the 12th San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Family

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Granier-Deferre married Annie Fratellini, who starred in his film La Métamorphose des cloportes. They had one daughter, Valerie.[citation needed]

He had two children with his second wife, Susan Hampshire, an English actress: a son, Christopher, a producer/director, and a daughter, Victoria, who died shortly after birth. Granier-Deferre is also the father of Denys Granier-Deferre, a director/actor, whose mother is Denise Leve.[citation needed]

He is also the father to three other daughters. [citation needed]

Filmography

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[D] = Director; [W] = Writer

References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale 1971: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
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