Abel Gance
Abel Gance was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse (1919), La Roue (1923), and Napoléon (1927).
25 October 1889
Born on the same birth day (25 October): Anton Kochinyan • Azizan Abdul Razak • Carlos Sherman • Dominik Szoboszlai • Friedrich Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont • Georges Bizet • Hong Sang-soo • Jock Landale • Johan Greter • John Stollmeyer • Karoly Honfi • Levi Eshkol • Maria Doolaeghe • Masako Nozawa • Matthias Jabs • Michael Weston • Mitică Pricop • Pedro Martínez • Shaun Wright-Phillips • Status Quo (band) • Walter Hyatt
Born in the same month (October 1889): Carl von Ossietzky • Collett E. Woolman • Han van Meegeren • Johann Gruber • Mikhail Naimy • Robert Z. Leonard • Teresa de la Parra