- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGeorge Henri Anton Ivens
- Nickname
- The Flying Dutchman
- Joris Ivens was born on November 18, 1898 in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was a director and writer, known for La Seine a rencontré Paris (1957), The Mistral (1966) and Une histoire de vent (1988). He was married to Marceline Loridan Ivens, Helen van Dongen and Germaine Krull. He died on June 28, 1989 in Paris, France.
- SpousesMarceline Loridan Ivens(1976 - June 28, 1989) (his death)Helen van Dongen(January 1, 1944 - ?) (divorced)Germaine Krull(April 2, 1927 - 1943) (divorced)
- Fought in the Dutch army during World War I.
- In 2004, Joris Ivens finished at number 151 in the election of ''De Grootste Nederlander'' (The Greatest Dutchman).
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 499-508. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 27th Venice International Film Festival in 1966.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 41st Venice International Film Festival in 1984.
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