Jean-Marie Straub was born on 8 January 1933 in Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was a director and editor, known for Sınıf İlişkileri (1984), Chronik der Anna Magdalena Bach (1968) and Sicilia! (1999). He was married to Danièle Huillet. He died on 20 November 2022 in Rolle, Switzerland.