- Born
- Died
- Jean-Marie Straub was born on January 8, 1933 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was a director and editor, known for Class Relations (1984), The Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1968) and Sicily! (1999). He was married to Danièle Huillet. He died on November 20, 2022 in Rolle, Switzerland.
- SpouseDanièle Huillet(1959 - October 9, 2006) (her death)
- Longtime companion of co-director Danièle Huillet.
- First worked in Paris as an assistant to Abel Gance, Jean Renoir, Robert Bresson and Alexandre Astruc.
- He was friends with Francois Truffaut and contributed to his publication Cahiers du Cinéma.
- Had strong Marxist leanings.
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