Was voted the 46th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment
Weekly. With only 9 films to his credit as director, he directed fewer
films than any other director on this list of 50.
During WWII, he lived in a small house in Vijon, Indre, in the Centre of France. He promised his neighbors to shoot his movie there and in St-Sévère which was the biggest town around. It was Jour de Fête.
His first child Helga Marie-Jeanne Schiel was born on the 1st August
1942 after a relationship with Herta Schiel who he had performed
professionally with on stage at the Lido de Paris. Today his only
living family members live in England.
Was a co-presenter with Barbara Rush of the Scientific and Technical
Awards at the 1958 Oscars.