Richard de Rochemont (December 13, 1903 – August 2, 1982) was an American documentary filmmaker and producer in the mid-20th century.
[3] Stationed in France until 1941,[4] de Rochemont produced a series of shorts which covered subjects like World War II, the 1920s, and the Vatican.
In 1943,[5] de Rochemont became the president of France Forever[6] and continued his action until after the Liberation, giving way to Doctor Albert Simard.
He was producer for A Chance to Live (1949), which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 22nd Academy Awards (1950).
[10][11] The company produced instructional films for organizations like Reader's Digest and the French Tourist Office between the 1950s and 1980s.