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Claude Lelouch

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Claude Lelouch · Arts & Literature

What

French director from an Algerian Jewish family; Oscar-winning A Man and a Woman

When

1937, Paris, France

Where

France

Biography

Claude Lelouch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — French director from an Algerian Jewish family; Oscar-winning A Man and a Woman

How & why

Lelouch is a French film director, writer and producer whose 'A Man and a Woman' (1966) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Palme d'Or, becoming an international sensation. He is Jewish, born in Paris to a family of Algerian-Jewish origin; as a child during the Occupation, his family hid him from Nazi round-ups in cinemas.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Lelouch

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French director from an Algerian Jewish family; Oscar-winning A Man and a Woman

1966

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Lelouch