Paul Grimault was born on March 23, 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a director and writer, known for La bergère et le ramoneur (1952), Der König und der Vogel (1980) and Le petit soldat (1948). He died on March 29, 1994 in Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, Yvelines, France.