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Claude Zidi

Claude Zidi, French director and screenwriter

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Born
July 25, 1934
Age in 2026
92
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1934

About Claude Zidi

Claude Zidi is a French film director and screenwriter. From 1971, he became known as a director of comedies, the majority of which were box-office hits in France. He was one of France's most commercially successful directors between the 1970s and the 1990s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Director for his film My New Partner. In 1970, Zidi worked as a cameraman on La Grande Java, the first film starring the comedy team Les Charlots (known in the English-speaking world as The Crazy Boys). Zidi returned to success in 1999 by directing the first live action Asterix film, Asterix and Obelix vs. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Director for his film My New Partner (Les Ripoux). For that film, he won the César Award for Best Director, and was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.

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Claude Zidi timeline

  1. In 1970, Zidi worked as a cameraman on La Grande Java, the first film starring the comedy team Les Charlots (known in the English-speaking world as The Crazy Boys).
  2. From 1971, he became known as a director of comedies, the majority of which were box-office hits in France.
  3. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Director for his film My New Partner (Les Ripoux).
  4. Zidi returned to success in 1999 by directing the first live action Asterix film, Asterix and Obelix vs.

The world when Claude Zidi was born

Claude Zidi was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

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

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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