Jean Rollin was born on November 3, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France as Jean Michel Rollin Le Gentil. He was a director and writer, known for La morte vivante (1982), La vampire nue (1970) and Les raisins de la mort (1978). He was married to Simone Rollin. He died on December 15, 2010 in Paris, France.