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Jean Negulesco
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<p>Jean Negulesco (born Ioan Negulescu; 13 March [<a href="/facts/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates/kb3020Wy">O.S.</a> 29 February] 1900 – 18 July 1993) was a <a href="/facts/Romanian_Americans/qVPvsWYQ">Romanian-American</a> <a href="/facts/Film_director/IlmswLJh">film director</a> and <a href="/facts/Screenwriter/nM1nfAto">screenwriter</a>. He first gained notice for his <a href="/facts/Film_noir/McNXkKVr">film noirs</a> and later made such notable films as <i><a href="/facts/Johnny_Belinda_(1948_film)/AdyVXDIR">Johnny Belinda</a></i> (1948), <i><a href="/facts/How_to_Marry_a_Millionaire/u0Mh779r">How to Marry a Millionaire</a></i> (1953), <i><a href="/facts/Titanic_(1953_film)/xnaxXtVh">Titanic</a></i> (1953), and <i><a href="/facts/Three_Coins_in_the_Fountain_(film)/WTvjs7I6">Three Coins in the Fountain</a></i> (1954). </p><p>He was called "the first real master of <a href="/facts/CinemaScope/2tIqWPnu">CinemaScope</a>". </p>