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Jules Dassin

American film director (1911–2008)

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Born: Julius Dassin , ( 1911-12-18 ) December 18, 1911, Middletown, Connecticut , U.S.
Died: March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31) (aged 96), Athens , Greece
Resting place: First Cemetery of Athens
Other name: Perlo Vita
Occupations: Director producer writer actor
Spouses: Beatrice Launer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1933 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1962 ) Melina Mercouri ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1966 ; died 1994 )
Children: 3, including Joe Dassin
Awards: See below

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Julius "Jules" Dassin (/ˈdæsɪn, dæˈsɪn/ DASS-in, dass-IN; December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008) was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, where he continued his career. He was best-known for his noir and crime films, though he also worked in other genres. He won the Best Director Award at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for his pioneering heist film Rififi, and received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Never on Sunday (1960).

He adapted Never on Sunday into the stage musical Illya Darling, earning Tony nominations for Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical. Dassin's other notable films included Brute Force (1947), The Naked City (1948), Thieves' Highway (1949), Night and the City (1950), Topkapi (1964), and Uptight (1968).