Jean Renoir spouse Catherine Hessling
Career
Early years
In 1924, Renoir directed Une Vie Sans Joie or Catherine, the first of his nine silent films, most of which starred his first wife, Catherine Hessling, who was also his father's last model.  At this stage, his films did not produce a return. Renoir gradually sold paintings inherited from his father to finance them.Personal life and death
Renoir was married to Catherine Hessling, an actress and model. After many years, they divorced. His second wife was Dido Freire.
Renoir's son Alain Renoir (1921–2008) became a professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley and a scholar of medieval English literature.Jean Renoir died in Beverly Hills, California, on February 12, 1979, of a heart attack.  His body was returned to France and buried beside his family in the cemetery at Essoyes, Aube, France.
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