François Truffaut (1932–1984)
Born: February 6, 1932 in Paris, France
Died: October 21, 1984 (age 52) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Was voted the 27th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. He is the highest ranking director on this list who was a film critic before he became a filmmaker.
Was rumored to be a contender to direct The Stunt Man (1980), and to have used elements from that film’s source, the Paul Brodeur novel of the same name, in the story of Day for Night (1973), but he strenuously denied these rumors in correspondence published after his death, claiming that inspiration had come instead from Singin’ in the Rain (1952), 8½ (1963), and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).
 The 400 Blows1959 dir. Francois Truffaut Cast Jean-Pierre Leaud Claire Maurier |
 Jules and Jim1962 dir. Truffaut Starring Jeanne Moreau Oskar Werner |  THE 400 BLOWS1959 dir. Francois… |
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