Armand Salacrou was born on August 9, 1899 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. He was a writer and assistant director, known for
Monte Cristo (1929),
Beauty and the Devil (1950) and
Il fu Mattia Pascal (1937). He was married to Lucienne Jeandet. He died on November 23, 1989 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France.