Maurice Leblanc

Maurice Leblanc was born on Nov 11, 1864 in France. Maurice Leblanc's big-screen debut came with The Teeth of the Tiger directed by Chester Withey in 1919. Maurice Leblanc is known for Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Yasuo Yamada stars as Arsène Lupin III and Eiko Masuyama as Fujiko Mine. The upcoming new movie Maurice Leblanc plays is Lupin III: The First which will be released on Oct 18, 2020.

Maurice Leblanc was a prolific French author born in Rouen on November 11, 1864. He had studied law, but abandoned that for a career in writing. He initially wrote for various periodicals, with "Une Femme" being his first published work in 1887. He gained fame in France and abroad after starting his Arsène Lupin series of novels. Lupin was a gentleman-thief who was a master of disguise and made his first appearance in 1905 in "L'arrestation d'Arséne Lupin". In 1908 LeBlanc pitted Lupin against Sherlock Holmes in "Arsène Lupin Versus Holmlock Shears". Leblanc would eventually produce 20 volumes worth of Lupin's adventures. On November 6, 1941, Leblanc died in Perpignan, France, at the age of 76.