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- L. Meerson
- Lazare Meerson was born on July 8, 1900 in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]. He was an art director and production designer, known for À Nous la Liberté (1931), Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) and Knight Without Armor (1937). He died on June 28, 1938 in London, England, UK.
- Influential Russian-born art director, painter and student of architecture. Fled his country after the October Revolution for Germany, then settled in France and joined the Pathe film studio in Montreuil. His meticulous set designs brought authenticity to the films of Rene Clair and Jacques Feyder. He was famous for his stylised, or futuristic decors for films like Le Million (1931) and À Nous la Liberté (1931). Worked briefly for Alexander Korda's London Films at Denham Studios, 1934-36, notably as set designer for Feyder's Knight Without Armor (1937). Died prematurely at 37.
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