He sounds fascinating. I wish I had met him. Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 4, 2012, at 7:10 AM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > Yesterday I received an email from Alexandre Boyer at Cine-Images in Paris > that Jean Louis Capitaine, one of the foremost experts on French film posters > and owner for many years of Cine-Images, has died. > > I knew Jean Louis for many years. I first met him in 1981 when he visited > Austin and stayed with Walter Reuben for several months. Jean Louis was > charming and funny, > an outsized personality who was enthralled with visiting the outsized > Republic of Texas. > > Cine-Images was one of the first poster shops in the world really. I visited > it in 1995, and Jean Louis showed me around Paris. > > It was rarely dull to be around Jean Louis. He was always ready to help with > any questions about posters in general and French posters in particular. His > knowledge > was encyclopedic. He wrote books and consulted for auctions. > > Jean Louis will be missed. > > Happily, as I understand it, Cine-Images will continue with Alexandre Boyer, > who has worked for many years with Jean Louis. > > Kirby > > > > > Kirby McDaniel > MovieArt Original Film Posters > P.O. Box 4419 > Austin TX 78765-4419 > 512 479 6680 www.movieart.net > mobile 512 589 5112 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
