Jean Georgescu

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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.{{Citation| url=http://aarc.ro/articol/patru-operatori-plus| title=Aarc.ro - Totul despre Filmul Romanesc| newspaper=Aarc.ro| access-date=13 May 2020| archive-date=22 April 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422054236/http://aarc.ro/articol/patru-operatori-plus| url-status=dead}}

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."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.

References

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Biographies (in Romanian)

  • [http://www.adevarul.ro/cultura/literar_si_artistic/retro/Va_mai_amintiti_de-_Jean_Georgescu_0_238776484.html Vă mai amintiți de: Jean Georgescu], 6 April 2010, Eliza Zdru, Adevărul
  • [http://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/stiri-interne/108-ani-de-la-nasterea-marelui-regizor-jean-georgescu-707644 108 ani de la nașterea marelui regizor Jean Georgescu], 25 februarie 2012, Libertatea

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Category:Film people from Bucharest

Category:1904 births

Category:1994 deaths

Category:Romanian film directors

Category:Romanian male film actors

Category:Romanian male silent film actors

Category:Romanian male screenwriters

Category:20th-century Romanian screenwriters

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