Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet was born on August 21, 1906 in Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, France. He is known for La joie de vivre (1952), La nuit des 7 d'or (1985) and Le grand échiquier (1972). He died on April 11, 1996 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.