Francois Truffaut

January 10, 2024
Director

Quick Facts

Francois Truffaut
Full Name Francois Truffaut
Occupation Director
Date Of Birth Feb 6, 1932(1932-02-06)
Age 92
Date Of Death 1984-10-21
Birthplace Paris
Country France
Birth City Île-de-France
Horoscope Aquarius

Francois Truffaut Biography

Name Francois Truffaut
Birthday Feb 6
Birth Year 1932
Place Of Birth Paris
Home Town Île-de-France
Birth Country France
Birth Sign Aquarius
Spouse Madeleine Morgenstern

Francois Truffaut is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on February 6, 1932 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. French New Wave film director who was awarded the title of the title of Best Director during the Cannes Film Festival for his iconic 1959 film The 400 Blows. The film he directed in 1973 Day for Night won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and he directed critically well-reviewed movies Shoot the Piano Player (1960), Jules et Jim (1961) and The Wild Child (1970).

He played the role of Claude Lacombe in the 1977 He played the character Claude Lacombe in the 1977 Steven Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Three children were born to him and his wife Madeleine Morgenstern.

Francois Truffaut Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Director
House Living in own house.

Francois Truffaut is one of the richest Director from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Francois Truffaut 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of his time in French Army when he was 18 years old.

The film he directed his final time Confidentially Yours from 1983 was shot with black and white. It was an ode to his favourite filmmaker, His final film, 1983’s Confidentially Yours, was filmed in black and white and was a tribute to his favorite director, Alfred Hitchcock..

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Who is Francois Truffaut Dating?

According to our records, Francois Truffaut married to Madeleine Morgenstern. As of December 1, 2023, Francois Truffaut’s is not dating anyone.

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Francois Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Francois Truffaut celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

What was Francois Truffaut known for?

François Truffaut, (born February 6, 1932, Paris, France—died October 21, 1984, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris), French film critic, director, and producer whose attacks on established filmmaking techniques both paved the way for and pioneered the movement known as the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave).

Is Francois Truffaut still alive?

October 21, 1984

How old was Francois Truffaut when he died?

52 years (1932–1984)

Who created French New Wave?

The French New Wave is a cinema movement that started in the late 1950s and lasted until the mid-1960s. It was led by Jean Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer and others.

Is the 400 blows a true story?

Nothing in “The 400 Blows” is pure fiction, then, but neither is the film a wholly autobiographical work. Truffaut was born into a working-class home. His own troubled childhood provided the inspiration for “Les Quatre Cents Coups” (1959; “The 400 Blows”), a semi-autobiographical study of a working- class delinquent.

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