Marc Allégret, who died on November 3, 1973, was born in Basel on December 22, 1900, and became a notable French screenwriter and film director. Although trained as a lawyer, he moved into filmmaking after documenting a trip to the Congo with André Gide, and he went on to direct over fifty films while helping launch the careers of several well-known actors. Throughout his life he kept a connection to Basel, his birthplace. See wikipedia for more information.