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Armand Denis was born on 2 December, 1896 in Brussels, Belgium, is a director,producer,writer. Discover Armand Denis's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation director,producer,writer
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 2 December, 1896
Birthday 2 December
Birthplace Brussels, Belgium
Date of death 15 April, 1971
Died Place Nairobi, Kenya
Nationality Belgium

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Who Is Armand Denis's Wife?

His wife is Michaela Denis (1948 - 15 April 1971) ( his death), Leila Roosevelt (? - 1948) ( divorce) ( 4 children)

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Wife Michaela Denis (1948 - 15 April 1971) ( his death), Leila Roosevelt (? - 1948) ( divorce) ( 4 children)
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Armand Denis Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Armand Denis worth at the age of 75 years old? Armand Denis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. He is from Belgium. We have estimated Armand Denis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1896

Armand Denis was an anglo-Belgian filmmaker known known for his documentaries for both the silver screen and television, primarily about Africa. The son of a judge, he was born on December 2, 1896 in Brussels. He moved to England after his World War One military service, where he studied chemistry at Oxford.

1920

Roosevelt wanted to develop the tourist industry in Bali in the 1920s in order to preserve the native culture by turning the island into a national park.

1926

After working for a chemist in England and Belgium, he moved to America in 1926. His invention of an automatic volume control for radio brought him enough income to travel and shoot movies of exotic locales.

1928

He worked as a cameraman in Hollywood in the late silent era before hooking up with Theodore Roosevelt's French-born cousin Andre Roosevelt to travel to Bali in 1928, which they documented on film.

1930

The first version of the film, called "Love Powder", was released in 1930. Two years later, a re-edited version that conformed to censorship strictures was released and was a hit, creating a Bali craze in The States. Denis subsequently married Roosevelt's daughter Leila and they had four children.

The couple worked making documentary shorts in the 1930s and '40s, but Denis divorced his wife to marry English dress designer Michaela Holdsworth, whom he met in 1948. Along with Michaela, with whom he lived in Nairobi, Kenya, Denis continued to make documentaries in Africa. Their TV program "Filming Wild Animals" was broadcast on the British Broadcasting Co.

1932

As part of his aspirations, he wrote the screenplay for the 1932 movie "Goona-Goona, An Authentic Melodrama" (a. k. a.

Kriss (1932)) that he co-produced and co-directed with Denis. The two had begun filming Bali on their '28 trip and eventually combined their documentary footage with a fictional romantic story about the love between a native prince and a servant girl.

1934

Denis capitalized on the success of the picture and directed the 1934 African jungle adventure film Wild Cargo (1934), which starred great white hunter Frank Buck.

Subsequently, he and Leila traveled to the Belgian Congo in 1934-35 and shot sound footage that could be used in movies set in Africa. Their footage included the first recordings of the dances and music of the Tutsi and Mangbetu tribes.

1936

In addition to releasing the music commercially, the created a movie of their trip, called "Wheels Across Africa" (1936).

1954

in 1954, and thereafter, they regularly contributed African documentaries to the BBC and ITV.