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Frédéric de Janzé

Club Affiliation

Amateur Cinema League

Gender:

Male

Awards/Recognition:

American Cinematographer Amateur Movie Makers Contest, 1932 - Certificate Award, Second Place, Travel Film

Films:

Safari [1931] (1931)


Profession:

Hunter

Biographical Notes:

From Paris, France. Referenced as "Comte de Janze" and "The Count de Janze" in American Cinematographer and Movie Makers mentions.

De Janze was a part of the "Happy Valley" group of aristocrats who lived in Africa in the 1920s-1940s. He was a noted hunter and writer.

Bibliographic Resources:

American Cinematographer, Jan. 1933, 26.
"Count F. de Janze, Sportsman, Dead". The New York Times. December 25, 1933. p. 23.