| Georges Huisman | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Georges Huisman | |
| Born | (1889-05-03)May 3, 1889 Valenciennes |
| Died | December 28, 1957(1957-12-28) (aged 68) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Politician |
Georges Huisman (May 3, 1889 - December 28, 1957) was a French historian and politician who served as the Jury President of the Cannes Film Festival from 1946 to 1949. He also served as the mayor of Valmondois from 1932 to 1939.
He founded the Cannes Film Festival at the behest of the French Prime Minister Jean Zay. Their goal was to create a film festival that would rival the prestige of the Venice Film Festival. He subsequently was jury president during the first three years of the festival.
Biography
He was born in Valenciennes on 3 May 1889. He graduated with a history degree from the École Nationale des Chartes. He died on 28 December 1957 in Paris.
Career
Throughout his career, he held various positions in the French Government, such as the Director-General of Fine Arts. However, after the defeat of France in the Second World War, he was relieved of his responsibilities by the Vichy Regime largely because he was Jewish.
See also
References
- Mercier, Marcel. "Georges Huisman". Commune of Valmondois.
- Huisman, Marcelle (1994). J'ai Un Bel Avenir Derrière Moi: Une Biographie De Georges Huisman [I Have a Bright Future Behind Me: A Biography of Georges Huisman] (in French). Éditions du Platane. OCLC 466638576.
- Norris, Toby (2023). "A New Hand At The Helm: Georges Huisman As Director Of Fine Arts". Marginal to Mainstream: French Modernism Between the Wars. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 136–142. ISBN 978-1-68393-248-2.