Armand Henry
Julien Thirard was born on October 25, 1989 in Mantes, Yvelines, Île de France,
France. Thirard debuted as an actor. He
then became manager of the silent film before starting to work as a
cinematographer in 1926.
He was best
known for his work for illustrious directors Henri-Georges Clouzot and Julien
Duvivier ans such films as “Diabolique”
(1955), “The Wages of Fear” (1953) and “...And God Created Woman” (1956).
His only
Euro-western was as cinematographer on 1967’s “Guns for San Sebastian”.
Armand died
on November 12, 1973 of cancer in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France,
France.
Today we remember
Armand Thirard on what would have been his 115th birthday.
Dear Tom,
ReplyDeleteThe man on the picture looks like French actor Roger Dumas. You will find photos of Armand Thirard on the web.
Philippe Rège
Thanks Philippe, I've posted a new photo of Armand..
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