Jean Negulesco

Jean Negulesco

Known for

Directing

Born

February 26, 1900

Birthplace

Craiova, Dolj, Romania

Died

July 18, 1993 (aged 93)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Jean Negulesco (26 February 1900 – 18 July 1993) was a Romanian-born American film director and screenwriter.

Born in Craiova, he attended Carol I High School. In 1915 he moved to Vienna, in 1919 to Bucharest, where he worked as a painter, before becoming a stage decorator in Paris. In 1927 he went to New York City for an exhibition of his paintings, and settled there.

In 1934 he entered the film industry, first as a sketch artist, then as an assistant producer, second unit director and in the late 1930s he became a director and screenwriter. He made a reputation at Warner Brothers by directing short subjects, particularly a series of band shorts fea...

Best known work

How to Marry a Millionaire
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940
Titanic
Titanic
1953
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
1955
Swiss Miss
Swiss Miss
1938
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
1948
Humoresque
Humoresque
1947
Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954
The Mask of Dimitrios
The Mask of Dimitrios
1944

Filmography

  1. 1970

    Hello-Goodbye

    Director

  2. 1970

  3. 1969

  4. 1965

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

    Second Unit Director

  5. 1964

  6. 1962

    Jessica

    Director, Producer

  7. 1959

  8. 1959

  9. 1958

  10. 1958

  11. 1957

  12. 1956

  13. 1955

  14. 1955

  15. 1954

  16. 1954

  17. 1953

  18. 1953

  19. 1953

    Titanic

    Director

  20. 1952

  21. 1952

  22. 1952

    Lydia Bailey

    Director

  23. 1952

  24. 1951

  25. 1950

    The Mudlark

    Director

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