Jean Lods was born on March 22, 1903 in Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France. He was a director and writer, known for L'équipe (1930), Romain Rolland (1969) and Aristide Maillol, sculpteur (1943). He died on March 1, 1974 in Kremlin-Bicêtre, Val-de-Marne, France.