André Bazin

French film critic and theorist (1918–1958)

Person human Q362544

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[18]
Date of birth: April 18, 1918, April 8, 1918^[10]
Date of death: November 11, 1958
Place of birth: Angers
Place of death: Nogent-sur-Marne
Country of citizenship: France^[13]
Occupation: film theorist, film critic, journalist, writer, film director, screenwriter^[15]
Employer: Cahiers du cinéma^[16]
Educated at: École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud^[17]
Spouse: Janine Bazin^[12]
Cause of death: leukemia^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[23]
End of work period: 1958^[26]
Family name: Bazin^[20]
Given name: André^[21]
Manner of death: natural causes^[22]
Name in native language: André Bazin^[24]
Native language: French^[14]
P14541: 9fzz5
P14750: 1474-93F6-0642-F026-16EA
Place of burial: Cemetery of Nogent-sur-Marne^[11]
Start of work period: 1943^[25]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 94

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VIAF cluster ID: 24597539
Library of Congress authority ID: n50005549
GND ID: 118657704
Image (Wikimedia Commons): André Bazin photo from medical certificate (c. 1942).jpg ↗
AbART person ID: 93839
AdoroCinema person ID: 100062
Angelicum ID: 82297
BHCL UUID: 8c001bb3-2704-49a4-864a-c204a7a40e50
Babelio author ID: 7961
BiblioNet author ID: 26683
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID: 2602

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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11890727h
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: bazin-andre
CANTIC ID: 981058571962006706
CBDB.cz author ID: 30000
CONOR.BG ID: 51199077
CONOR.SI ID: 15141219
CONOR.SR ID: 1035879
CiNii Research ID: 1140282266841020800
Ciné-Ressources person ID: 30421
Cyprus University of Technology ID: 21419
DBNL author ID: bazi002
DDB person (GND) ID: 118657704
DFK Paris person ID: 0001234502
Databazeknih.cz author ID: 9217
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118657704
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations: 54986
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 84549
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID: 37658
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Andre-Bazin
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: andre-bazin
Evene ID: andre-bazin-4898
FAST ID: 1378
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_118657704
FranceArchives agent ID: 266848983
Freebase ID: /m/01k9_1
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: andre-bazin
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0008457
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: André_Bazin
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1845558
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 6430
IMDb ID: nm0063336
IdRef ID: 026711478
IxTheo authority ID: 07944279X
JRC Names ID: 555984
KBR person ID: 14769667
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118657704
Kinobox person ID: 1222843
Koha Kütüphane ID: 336748
Lex ID: André_Bazin
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MMB ID: 61607
MYmovies person ID: 140380
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA02813917
NDL Authority ID: 00432606
NE.se ID: andre-bazin
NL CR AUT ID: ola2002152239
NLA Trove people ID: 791032
NUKAT ID: n2003095591
National Library of Greece ID: 268514
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007258322805171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC199601905
National Library of Latvia ID: 000103750
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810548885305606
National Library of Portugal ID: 27783
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1083447
National Virtual Library of India ID: 178k (93k–1.3M, n=3)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 069902585
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3875275
Open Library ID: OL32575A, OL531346A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095452930
PORT person ID: 409855
Parsifal cluster ID: 244059
Perlentaucher ID: andre-bazin
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID: 6591
Prabook ID: 1718485
Proleksis enciklopedija ID: 11442
Radio France person ID: andre-bazin
SBN author ID: CFIV011099
SELIBR ID: 176952
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 382106
SVKKL authority ID: p0063764-Bazin-Andre-19181958
TMDB person ID: 2909190
Tabakalera ID: 5639
Treccani ID: andre-bazin
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 272941
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058571962006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme): a1091341
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: andre-bazin
Wikisimpsons article ID: 70717
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwCXkPrYjm4PVDDMmmGHC
Yale LUX ID: person/a21ec099-a596-4d9a-a13f-27c02abf6d49
Yle topic ID: 18-128237

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Occupation 4

writer, journalist, film director, film critic

Cause of death 1

leukemia

Country of citizenship 1

France

Employer 1

Cahiers du cinéma

Founded entities 1

Cahiers du cinéma

Given name 1

André

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Native language 1

French

Place of birth 1

Angers

Place of death 1

Nogent-sur-Marne

Sex or gender 1

male

Spouse 1

Janine Bazin

Spouses 1

Janine Bazin

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Summary

André Bazin was born on April 18, 1918^[1], in Angers^[2]. He died on November 11, 1958^[3], in Nogent-sur-Marne^[4]. He worked as a film theorist^[5], film critic^[6], journalist^[7], writer^[8], and film director^[9].

FAQs

Where was André Bazin born?

André Bazin's place of birth was Angers^[2].

Where did André Bazin die?

André Bazin died in Nogent-sur-Marne^[4].

Who was André Bazin married to?

André Bazin's spouses include Janine Bazin^[12].

What did André Bazin do for work?

André Bazin worked as a film theorist^[5], film critic^[6], journalist^[7], writer^[8], and film director^[9].

Where did André Bazin go to school?

André Bazin was educated at École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud^[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ André Bazin — place of birth (P19): Angers. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2026-10-16. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ André Bazin — place of death (P20): Nogent-sur-Marne. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ André Bazin — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ André Bazin — spouse (P26): Janine Bazin. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ André Bazin — country of citizenship (P27): France. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ André Bazin — educated at (P69): École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ André Bazin — native language (P103): French. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ André Bazin — occupation (P106): film theorist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ André Bazin — occupation (P106): film critic. The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-01. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ André Bazin — occupation (P106): journalist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ André Bazin — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ André Bazin — occupation (P106): film director. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ André Bazin — occupation (P106): screenwriter. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ André Bazin — employer (P108): Cahiers du cinéma. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ André Bazin — place of burial (P119): Cemetery of Nogent-sur-Marne. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ André Bazin — cause of death (P509): leukemia. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ André Bazin — date of birth (P569): April 18, 1918. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ André Bazin — date of birth (P569): April 8, 1918. IMDb. Retrieved 2019-06-25. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ André Bazin — date of death (P570): November 11, 1958. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ André Bazin — family name (P734): Bazin. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ André Bazin — given name (P735): André. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ André Bazin — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ André Bazin — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ André Bazin — name in native language (P1559): André Bazin. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ André Bazin — start of work period (P2031): 1943. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ André Bazin — end of work period (P2032): 1958. wikidata.org.

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