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Date of Birth
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13-May-1928
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Place of Birth
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Bordeaux
(Gironde, Aquitaine, France)
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Nationality
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France
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Also know as
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Edouard Molinaro
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Profession
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Screenwriter, Film Director, Actor, Television Director, Film Editor, Film Producer, Cinematographer
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Édouard Molinaro was a French film director and screenwriter. He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde, .
He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès, My Uncle Benjamin, Dracula and Son, and the Academy Award-nominated La Cage aux Folles. Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively been producing works for television.
In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the Prix René Clair, a prize given by the Académie française for excellent film work.
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