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- Michel Drach was born on October 18, 1930 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for On n'enterre pas le dimanche (1960), Élise ou la vraie vie (1970) and Amelie or The Time to Love (1961). He was married to Marie-José Nat. He died on February 14, 1990 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
- SpouseMarie-José Nat(1964 - 1981) (divorced, 3 children)
- Along with Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard is regarded as the main creative force behind the French New Wave style of film making.
- Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts and entered the film industry as assistant to his cousin, the director Jean-Pierre Melville.
- He was the son of Yvonne Marie Julie (Vanderheym) and Maurice Drach. His family was Jewish, with roots in Alsatia and the Netherlands.
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