Louis J. Gasnier | |
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 Gasnier in 1920 | |
| Born | Louis Joseph Gasnier September 15, 1875 |
| Died | February 15, 1963 (aged 87) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1899–1958 |
| Spouse | Gertrude "Trudy" Ellison |
Louis Joseph Gasnier (September 15, 1875 – February 15, 1963) was a French-American film director, producer, screenwriter and stage actor. A cinema pioneer, Gasnier shepherded the early career of comedian Max Linder, co-directed the enormously successful film serial The Perils of Pauline (1914), and capped his output with the notorious low-budget exploitation film Reefer Madness (1936) which was both a critical and box office failure.