Paul Haesaerts

Architect, Film director

1901 – 1974

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Who was Paul Haesaerts?

Paul Haesaerts was a multi talented Belgian artist.

Born as Pauwel Helena Alfons Haesaerts, son of Benjamin Adolf Jan Baptist Haesaerts and Emma Philomena Spillemaeckers.

As an artist he worked as an architect, filmmaker, etcher, painter, screenwriter, carpet designer and illustrator. Especially as a documentary filmmaker he was well known internationally. His short film Visit to Picasso was awarded at the New York Film Festival in 1950 and won the BAFTA award for best documentary in 1951.

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Born
Feb 15, 1901
Boom
Also known as
  • Pauwel Helena Alfons Haesaerts
Nationality
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
Profession
Died
Jan 31, 1974
Brussels

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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