Robert Benayoun
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1926-12-12
Deathday 1996-10-20 (69 years old)
Place of Birth Port-Lyautey, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Kenitra, Morocco]
Robert Benayoun
Biography
Robert Benayoun (12 December 1926 in Kenitra, Morocco – 20 October 1996, Paris) was a French film critic and author, and one-time member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival of 1980. He wrote books on Tex Avery, Woody Allen, Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, and Alain Resnais. He wrote screenplays for and directed three films. Benayoun was one of comedian Jerry Lewis's greatest supporters and directed a film about him called Bonjour Mr. Lewis. He also directed the 1975 film Serious as Pleasure. Source: Article "Robert Benayoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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