Jules Dassin
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Julius "Jules" Dassin was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. A subject of the Hollywood blacklist, he subsequently moved to France, and later Greece, where he continued
Dassin in 1970
Dassin with his son Joe Dassin in 1970
Joe and Jules Dassin with Beatrice Launer in Paris in 1970
Melina Mercouri
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Maria Amalia "Melina" Mercouri was a Greek actress, singer, activist, and politician. She came from a prominent political family for multiple generations. She received an Academy Award nomination and
Jules Dassin
…1948), Thieves' Highway (1949), Night and the City (1950), Topkapi (1964), and Uptight (1968). Dassin was the husband of Greek actress and activist Melina Mercouri, and the father of singer-songwriter Joe Dassin. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Directors Guild of America…
Mercouri in 1982
Mercouri in 1962's Phaedra
Mercouri in 1985
Athens Metro Acropolis station. Melina's photograph is on the right.