Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury | |
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Oury in 1984 | |
| Born | Max-Gérard Houry Tenenbaum 29 April 1919 Paris, France |
| Died | 20 July 2006 (aged 87) Saint-Tropez, France |
| Years active | 1942–2003 |
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Gérard Oury (French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ uʁi]; born Max-Gérard Houry Tenenbaum; 29 April 1919 – 20 July 2006) was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1965), Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966), The Brain (1969), The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973), and Ace of Aces (1982).