Jean Georgescu

Romanian film director and actor

Jean Georgescu (25 February 1904 – 8 April 1994) was a Romanian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Born in Bucharest, Romania (where he also died), he was most notable for directing films including In Our Village (1951, in collaboration with Victor Iliu).

Biography

With the support of the operator Nicolae Barbelian, he made his first film, Millionaire for a Day.^[1]

He was awarded the Order of Cultural Merit class I (1971) "for special merits in the work of building socialism, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Romanian Communist Party."^[2]

References

^ "Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc", Aarc.ro, retrieved 13 May 2020
^ Decretul nr. 138 din 20 aprilie 1971 al Consiliului de Stat al Republicii Socialiste România privind conferirea unor ordine ale Republicii Socialiste România, art. 4.

External links

http://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne_gen_cpersonne=509344.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313695/
Cinemagia - Jean Georgescu
Un secol de cinema. Maestrii. Jean Georgescu. Arhiva TVR.
Aniversare Jean Georgescu. Canalul All About Romanian Cinema
Omagiu Jean Georgescu. Universitatea Hyperion

Biographies (in Romanian)

Vă mai amintiți de: Jean Georgescu, 6 April 2010, Eliza Zdru, Adevărul
108 ani de la nașterea marelui regizor Jean Georgescu, 25 februarie 2012, Libertatea