Robert Benayoun (12 December 1926 in

Kenitra Kenitra ( ar, القُنَيْطَرَة, , , ; ber, ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, Qniṭra; french: Kénitra) is a city in north western Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey from 1932 to 1956. It is a port on the Sebou river, has a population in 201 ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

– 20 October 1996,

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) was a French film critic and author, and one-time member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival of 1980. He wrote books on

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of American animation. His mo ...

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, Buster Keaton, the

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, and

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

. He wrote screenplays for and directed three films. Benayoun was one of comedian Jerry Lewis's greatest supporters and directed a film about him called ''Bonjour Mr. Lewis''. He also directed the 1975 film '' Serious as Pleasure''.

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* 1926 births 1996 deaths 20th-century French non-fiction writers 20th-century French male writers French film directors People from Kenitra Moroccan emigrants to France {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub