Jacques Tourneur (/ˈtʊrnər/; French: [tuʁnœʁ]; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood.

[2] He started a career in cinema while still attending high school as an extra and later as a script clerk in various silent films.

He made his debut as a director on the French film Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour [fr] in 1931.

[2] Cat People, his first commercial success,[3] although considered a B movie and made on a limited budget, was distinguished by a style of lighting and cinematography that has been imitated countless times.

[2] His last two films, made for American International Pictures and starring Vincent Price, were The Comedy of Terrors (1963) and War-Gods of the Deep (1965).