Jean Aurenche was born on September 11, 1904 in Pierrelatte, Drôme, France as Jean-Marie Louis Charles Philippe Aurenche. He was a writer and director, known for The Judge and the Assassin (1976), L'étoile du Nord (1982) and Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975). He died on September 29, 1992 in Bandol, Var, France.