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André Delvaux

André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (died 2002)

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Born
March 21, 1926
Died
October 4, 2002
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1926

About André Delvaux

André Albert Auguste Delvaux was a Belgian film director. He co-founded the film school INSAS in 1962 and is regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema. Adapting works by writers such as Johan Daisne, Julien Gracq and Marguerite Yourcenar, he received international attention for directing magic realist films. The Académie André Delvaux is named after him and he posthumously received the first Honorary Magritte Award in 2011. Delvaux received international attention for his first feature film, The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1965), which is based on Johan Daisne's novel with the same title. In 1962 he co-founded the film school INSAS in Brussels and became the director of its directing department.

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André Delvaux timeline

  1. He co-founded the film school INSAS in 1962 and is regarded as the founder of the Belgian national cinema.
  2. In 1962 he co-founded the film school INSAS in Brussels and became the director of its directing department.
  3. Delvaux received international attention for his first feature film, The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1965), which is based on Johan Daisne's novel with the same title.
  4. The Académie André Delvaux is named after him and he posthumously received the first Honorary Magritte Award in 2011.

The world when André Delvaux was born

André Delvaux was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in André Delvaux's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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