Louis Nalpas
French film producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Nalpas (1884–1948) was a Greek-French film producer. He was a leading producer during the silent era, and was employed by the large French studio Pathé.[1]:30 He was behind the company's construction of the Victorine Studios in Nice in 1921, which attempted to create a version of Hollywood on the French Riviera.[1]:95 He then broke away to form his own production company. He was the elder brother of producer Alex Nalpas.
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Louis Nalpas | |
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Born | 3 November 1884 |
Died | 1948 |
Occupation | Producer |
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Nalpas produced many of the early films of director Abel Gance. He was the maternal uncle of Antonin Artaud and was essential in establishing Artaud's career as a film actor.[2]:623