Jean Tourane

DirectorCrewProducer Nov 3 (died age 66) Angervilliers, Seine-et-Oise [now Essonne], France 1956–1984 (28 year career)

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Biography

Jean Tourane (1919–1986) was a French filmmaker known for his footage of small animals. His birth name was Jean Briel. Among others he filmed a television series about a small duck named "Saturnin" during the 1960s. In the 1990s, clips from this series were merged into a new series called The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, which aired on Fox Kids in the United States. Tourane started his professional career as a painter and photographer of small animals, and moved from photography into film. After …