Jean Tourane
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Jean Tourane was a French filmmaker known for his footage of small animals. His birth name was Jean Briel. Among others he filmed a television series about a small duck
named "Saturnin" during the 1960s. In the 1990s, clips from this series were merged into a new series called The Adventures of Dynamo Duck
, which aired on Fox Kids
in the United States
.
Tourane started his professional career as a painter
and photographer of small animals, and moved from photograpgy into film. After making a number of shorts, he made the first full length Saturnin movie, and was in 1964 awarded a contract for 78 television episodes with French television
.
He was also for a time the mayor of the commune of Le Val-Saint-Germain
in Essonne
department, France
.
Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
named "Saturnin" during the 1960s. In the 1990s, clips from this series were merged into a new series called The Adventures of Dynamo Duck
Dynamo Duck
Dynamo Duck was the main character in the children's series "The Adventures of Dynamo Duck", which aired on television in the early nineties....
, which aired on Fox Kids
Fox Kids
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in the United States
United States
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Tourane started his professional career as a painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and photographer of small animals, and moved from photograpgy into film. After making a number of shorts, he made the first full length Saturnin movie, and was in 1964 awarded a contract for 78 television episodes with French television
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
The Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française was the national agency charged, between 1964 and 1974, with providing public radio and television in France.-Post World War II:...
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He was also for a time the mayor of the commune of Le Val-Saint-Germain
Le Val-Saint-Germain
Le Val-Saint-Germain is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Le Val-Saint-Germain are known as Val-Saint-Germinois.-References:** -External links:* *...
in Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
department, France
France
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Filmography as director
- Saturnin Et La Fee Pas Comme Les Autr (1955)
- The Secret of Magic Island (Une Fee Pas Comme Les Autres) aka Secret of Outer Space Island (1956)
- Saturnin, le petit canard (1964)