- Died of a heart attack during the production of "Is Paris Burning"
- Decorated with the Legion d'Honneur for his contribution to French cinema.
- Surrendered his Austrian citizenship after the Anschluss and became an American citizen at the age of 37.
- His 1947 film "Devil in the Flesh" was banned in some French-speaking areas of Canada, censured by the Legion of Decency and condemned by the critics of the New Wave movement.
- Worked in Paris in the 1930's, producing through his own production company Transcontinental Films.
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