Imre Hajdú (; 26 January 1911 – 21 October 1989) better known by his

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Jean Image () was a Hungarian-French director, script writer and producer of French animation films. His stage name, "Image" is based upon the French pronunciation of "Im-Haj", the first syllables of his name. In 1959, he participated in the creation of

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. Jean Image was also the author of a book on animation titled "Le Dessin animé : initiation à la technique" (1979).

Career

He emigrated to France in 1932 where he worked on films and eventually produced several shorts on his own. After the war, influenced by the classic style of

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's films, he became the first French producer of the full-length animated film (''

Johnny the Giant Killer ''Johnny the Giant Killer'' aka ''Johnny vs the Giant'' (french: Jeannot l'intrépide) is a 1950 French fantasy animated film directed by Jean Image. The film was made in 1 years with a very small crew. The first feature-length animated film made ...

''). In 1948, he founded the ''Films Jean Image'' company and in 1960 he devoted himself to producing television cartoon series. Two of these series (''Kiri le Clown'' and ''Joe''), have become very popular.

Personal life

His first wife was Eraine Image (born Germaine Suzanne Charvot). He was later married to France Image, with whom he co-wrote his later movies and series.

Filmography

Film

Short-film

Television

* '' Joe the Little Boom Boom'' (TV series, 1960 – 1963) * '' Joë chez les fourmis'' (1962) * '' La Fontaine des trois soldats'', TV series of 26 episodes (1963)Richard Neupert, ''French Animation History'', Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. * '' Joë au royaume des mouches'' (1964) * '' Picolo et Piccolette'' (1964) * ''

Kiri le clown Kiri may refer to: People * Kiri (given name), a given name (and list of people with the name) * Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944), New Zealand soprano * Riku Kiri (born 1963), Finnish weight lifter * Solomon Kiri ( fl. 1990s), New Zealand rugby player ...

'' (1966) * '' Patatomanie'' (1970) * '' Au clair de lune'' (1971-1972) * ''

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'' (1972–1973) * '' Le Crayon magique'' (1973) * ''Les Rêves de Jeannot'' (series, 1985–1986)

References

External links

Jean Image
* 1910 births 1989 deaths French animators 20th-century French non-fiction writers French film directors French animated film directors French animated film producers 20th-century French male writers Hungarian emigrants to France Film people from Budapest {{France-film-director-stub