Pierre de Hérain (24 July 1904 – 25 September 1972) was a French film director. de Hérain was born as Pierre Déhérain on 24 July 1904 in

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, France. His father, François de Hérain, was a painter. His mother, Eugénie Hardon, later married Marshal

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, who became his stepfather. De Hérain began his career in film as an assistant director of '' Itto'', a 1934 film directed by

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and

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. In 1935, he was an assistant director to ''

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'', directed by

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. In 1938, he was an assistant director of ''

Monsieur Coccinelle ''Monsieur Coccinelle'' is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Pierre Larquey, Jane Loury and Jeanne Provost. The film's sets were designed by Boris Bilinsky. The plot was based on an original story wri ...

'', directed by

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. De Hérain directed five films in the 1940s. One of them, ''

Monsieur des Lourdines ''Monsieur des Lourdines'' is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Raymond Rouleau, Germaine Dermoz and Mila Parély. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by th ...

'', was based on a novel by

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. De Hérain died on 25 September 1972 in Paris.

Filmography

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'' (1943) * '' Pamela'' (1945) * ''

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'' (1947) * ''

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'' (1948) *''

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'' (1949)

References

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* 1904 births 1972 deaths People from Oise French film directors {{France-film-bio-stub