Jean-Paul Sassy was born on July 29, 1915 in Tunis, Tunisia. He was a director and assistant director, known for
La peau et les os (1961),
Elevator to the Gallows (1958) and
L'obsédée sexuelle (Brutalités amoureuses) (1972). He died on December 9, 1992 in Bourg-la-Reine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.