Léonide Moguy

Léonide Moguy
Born Léonide Maguilevsky
(1899-07-14)14 July 1899
St. Petersburg, Russia
Died 21 April 1976(1976-04-21) (aged 76)
Paris, France

Léonide Moguy (14 July 1899 – 21 April 1976) was a Russian born French film director, screenwriter and film editor .

Moguy was born Léonide Maguilevsky in 1899.[1] He was active in film between 1936 and 1961. His work has influenced American director Quentin Tarantino, who discovered him while writing the script for Inglourious Basterds.[2]

Personal life

One of Moguy's early companions was the fashion designer Jacques Fath, a sometime actor who appeared in an early Moguy film.

Selected filmography

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Joseph F. Clarke (1977). Pseudonyms. BCA. p. 116.
  2. ↑ Quentin Tarantino interview at Times Talks, excerpt on YouTube


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