Jacques Feyder was born on 21 July 1885 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Le grand jeu (1934), Carnival in Flanders (1935) and Fahrendes Volk (1938). He was married to Françoise Rosay. He died on 24 May 1948 in Rive-de-Prangins, Switzerland.