Question: Who was born first, Maurice Tourneur or Gareth Edwards?
Context: John van den Broek (? 1895 - June 29, 1918) was a Dutch born cinematographer.  He is remembered primarily for his work on the films of Maurice Tourneur.  Van den Broek died at 23 while filming the Tourneur directed film "Woman" in 1918.  According to Tourneur's biographer Harry Waldman, Van den Broek was on a cliff in Maine filming some large waves when he got caught in a series of waves that carried him out to sea.  His body was never recovered. The Bait is a 1921 American silent crime drama film produced by and starring Hope Hampton, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.  John Gilbert, then working for Tourneur, wrote the scenario (silent film version of a screenplay) based on the stage play "The Tiger Lady" by Sidney Toler.  Filmed in 1920, the picture was released a day after New Year's 1921.  "The Bait" is now considered to be a lost film. The Sporting Life is a 1925 silent comedy drama directed by Maurice Tourneur and a remake of Tourneur's 1918 film of the same title based on Seymour Hicks's popular play.  Universal Pictures produced and released the film. Gareth James Edwards (born 1 June 1975) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, production designer, and visual effects artist.  He first gained widespread recognition for "Monsters" (2010), an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist.  He subsequently directed the 2014 reboot of "Godzilla", and the epic space opera film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016), the first in the "Star Wars Anthology" series. Fun in the Barracks (French: Les Gaîtés de l'escadron or Les Gaietés de l'escadron) is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Raimu, Jean Gabin and Fernandel.  It was based on a play by Georges Courteline and Edouard Nores.  Tourneur was remaking the story, having previously filmed a silent version in 1913.  The film was one of the most expensive made by Tourneur and was a popular commercial hit. Mother is a 1914 silent film drama directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Emma Dunn.  The film marked Tourneur's first American made film.  Dunn was 39 years old and had starred on Broadway in the play version of the story this film is based on.  This film was produced by William A. Brady who also produced the 1910 play.  The film has a similar plot to the 1920 Fox film "Over the Hill to the Poorhouse". The Two Orphans (French:Les deux orphelines) is a 1933 French historical drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Rosine Deréan, Renée Saint-Cyr and Gabriel Gabrio.  The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand.  The film was based on the play "The Two Orphans" which had been turned into several films.  Tourneur altered the story slightly by moving it forward from the French Revolution to the Napoleonic Era. Maurice Tourneur (2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961) was a French film director and screenwriter. The Sporting Life or Sporting Life is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur.  It is the first film for sisters Faire Binney and Constance Binney, from the Broadway stage.  Tourneur would re-film this story again in 1925. Never the Twain Shall Meet is a 1925 American silent South Seas drama film based on the book by Peter B. Kyne, produced by MGM and directed by Maurice Tourneur, starring Anita Stewart and featuring Boris Karloff in an uncredited bit part.  It was remade as talking picture in 1931 at MGM by director W. S. Van Dyke.  This is one of Tourneur's many lost and sought after films.
Answer: Maurice Tourneur