Albert Lamorisse

1922 - 1970

country of citizenship: France

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: Collège Stanislas de Paris, Institut des hautes études cinématographiques

occupation: screenwriter, film producer, film director, writer, board game designer, director

award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Louis Delluc Prize, Short Film Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

Albert Lamorisse (French: [lamɔʁis]; 13 January 1922 – 2 June 1970) was a French filmmaker, film producer, and writer of short films which he began making in the late 1940s. He also invented the strategic board game Risk in 1957. Source: Wikipedia (en)