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- Died
- Birth nameÉdouard Camille Molinaro
- Édouard Molinaro was born on May 13, 1928 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles (1978) and A Mistress for the Summer (1960). He was married to Catherine Molinaro, Marie-Hélène Breillat and Pierrette Carvallo. He died on December 7, 2013 in Paris, France.
- SpousesCatherine Molinaro(June 12, 1982 - December 7, 2013) (his death, 2 children)Marie-Hélène Breillat(December 28, 1972 - February 16, 1981) (divorced)Pierrette Carvallo(March 15, 1957 - July 1969) (her death, 1 child)
- Children
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961
- French director of the New Wave movement, best known for commercially successful comedies. Started making short films and won several amateur film awards before working on feature films as an assistant director in 1949.
- Film director and screenwriter.
- He started out making crime films, before directing Oscar (1967).
- If my most commercial films have been comedies, it's almost in spite of myself. I don't laugh very easily.
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