Jean Negulesco

Jean Negulesco
Jean Negulesco in 1986
Born
Ioan Negulescu

13 March [O.S. 29 February] 1900
Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Died18 July 1993 (aged 93)
Occupation(s)Artist, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Years active1918–1970
Spouses
Winifred Havlicek
(m. 1926; div. 1938)
(m. 1946)
Children2

Jean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; 13 March [O.S. 29 February] 1900 – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian-American film director and screenwriter.[1] He first gained notice for his film noirs and later made such notable films as Johnny Belinda (1948), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), Titanic (1953), and Three Coins in the Fountain (1954).[2]

He was called "the first real master of CinemaScope".[3]

  1. ^ Oliver, Myrna, "Jean Negulesco 1900–1993, The Los Angeles Times, 22 July 1993.
  2. ^ Chaillet, Jean-Paul (9 August 2018). "Filmmaker Autobiography: Jean Negulesco, From Romania to Hollywood". The Golden Globes. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ^ Capua, Michelangelo (2017). Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. McFarland & Company. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-47666-653-2.