François Chalais was born on December 15, 1919 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was a director and writer, known for Portrait of a Killer (1949), La belle et le tzigane (1958) and Girls' Dormitory (1953). He was previously married to Mei Chen Chalais and France Roche. He died on May 1, 1996 in Paris, France.