Biography

Jacques de Baroncelli was born on June 25, 1881 in Bouillargues, Gard, France. Jacques was a director and writer, known for Pêcheur d'Islande (1924), Nitchevo (1926) and Le père Goriot (1921). Jacques was married to Marguerite de Mont de Banque. Jacques died on January 12, 1951 in Paris, France.

Father of Jean de Baroncelli.

Prolific French pioneer director, a former journalist. In films with Pathé from 1909, he was a stylist, noted for melodramas, satires, period films and classic literary adaptations.