Jérôme Savary was born on June 27, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is known for his work on La fille du garde-barrière (1975), Y'a d'la joie!... Et d'l'amour (1997) and Le boucher, la star et l'orpheline (1975). He was married to Mona Heftre. He died on March 4, 2013 in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France.