French film director (1905–1987).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Jouars-Pontchartrain (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel