Alain Poiré

Alain Poiré 13 February 1917 14 January 2000 was a French film producer and screenwriter He was born in Paris and died in NeuillySurSeine Alain Poiré graduated from law school and worked for advertising group Havas In 1938 he moved to working for the film company Société Nouvelle des Etablissements Gaumont SNEG as assistant general manager in order to save the company from financial disaster SNEG was renamed Gaumont Film Company in 1975 Always passionate about cinema he didnt leave Gaumont until his death in 2000 becoming one of the most prolific producers in French cinema particularly from the 1950s on As producer at Gaumont and manager of Gaumont International Alain Poiré produced more than 200 films His final film released after his death was La Vache et le President Poiré and his wife Yvette had two sons Phillipe and JeanMarie Poiré He died of cancer at age 82 Source Article Alain Poiré from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA