Henri-Albert-Sylvestre Lavorel (5 July 19147 January 1955) was born in Annecy,

Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Ann ...

and was married to the English actress

Madeleine Carroll Edith Madeleine Carroll (26 February 1906 – 2 October 1987) was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success in 1938, she was the world's highest-paid actress. Carroll is rememb ...

from 1946 to 1949. Lavorel died in a car crash in

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, ...

in 1955 aged 40. He worked as a producer, writer and director, most notably on ''

The Voyage to America ''The Voyage to America'' (French: ''Le Voyage en Amérique'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Lavorel and starring Pierre Fresnay, Yvonne Printemps and Jean Brochard. The film contrasts the prosperity of France and the United Sta ...

'' (1951) (writer, producer, director) and ''C'est arrivé à Paris'' (1953) (producer, director).

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1951) * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1952) 1914 births 1955 deaths People from Annecy French film directors French male writers Road incident deaths in France 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-director-stub