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François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French movie director, producer, writer, actor and critic. He was very popular in the 1960s for such noted movies as The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim, Stolen Kisses, The Wild Child and others.

Truffaut was born in Paris and died of brain cancer in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine.

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  • Françoise Dorléac and François Truffaut visit to Israel (997009326934505171)

    Truffaut and actress Françoise Dorléac during a visit to Israel, 1963

  • Francois-Truffaut-Finlande-1964

    Truffaut during his visit to Helsinki, Finland on 21 December 1964

  • Avant-première L'Amour en fuite Luxembourg Cinéma Marivaux 18 avril 1979 Photo Carlo Hansen Luxembourg

    Truffaut and Claude Jade at the première of Love on the Run in Luxembourg, April 1979

  • Montmartre-Truffaut

    Truffaut's grave in Montmartre Cemetery, Paris

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