- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGeorge Henri Anton Ivens
- Nickname
- The Flying Dutchman
- Joris Ivens was born on November 18, 1898 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for La Seine a rencontré Paris (1957), The Mistral (1966) and A Tale of the Wind (1988). He was married to Marceline Loridan Ivens, Helen van Dongen and Germaine Krull. He died on June 28, 1989 in Paris, France.
- SpousesMarceline Loridan Ivens(1976 - June 28, 1989) (his death)Helen van Dongen(January 1, 1944 - ?) (divorced)Germaine Krull(April 2, 1927 - 1943) (divorced)
- Fought in the Dutch army during World War I.
- In 2004, Joris Ivens finished at number 151 in the election of ''De Grootste Nederlander'' (The Greatest Dutchman).
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 499-508. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 27th Venice International Film Festival in 1966.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 41st Venice International Film Festival in 1984.
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