Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-11-18
Day of Death
1995-08-18 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Alexandria, Egypt
Also Known As
Alex Jaffe
Alex Joffe
Alexandre Joffé
Alex Joffé
Biography
Alex Joffé (18 November 1918 – 18 August 1995) was a French film director and screenwriter, known for Les cracks (1968), Fortunat (1960) and La grosse caisse (1965). He was the father of the director Arthur Joffé, as well as Marion (born 1952) and Nina (born 1956). Alex Joffé was born on 18 November 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt, as Alexandre Joffé. He was married to Renée Asseo. on his mother's side, he is related to author and journalist Salomon Malka, the biographer of Emmanuel Lévinas and Franz Rosenzweig, and theatre professor, director and playwright Avraham Oz. He died on 18 August 1995 in Paris. Source: Article "Alex Joffé" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
