Tourneur

American  

[tur-ner] / ˈtɜr nər /

noun

1. Cyril, 1575?–1626, English dramatist.

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Tourneur British  

/ ˈtɜːnə /

noun

1. Cyril. ?1575–1626, English dramatist; author of The Atheist's Tragedy (1611) and, reputedly, of The Revenger's Tragedy (1607)

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Example Sentences

During its wedding heyday in the early 2000s, the resort hosted 360 a year, sometimes three a day, according to Antje Tourneur, guest experience director.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Saboteur” with “The Flame and the Arrow” This double bill of films co-starring the late Norman Lloyd pairs Alfred Hitchcock’s black-and-white 1942 espionage thriller, featuring Robert Cummings, with Jacques Tourneur’s Technicolor 1950 swashbuckler starring Burt Lancaster.

From Los Angeles Times

“Psycho” with “Cat People” Double bills pairs Hitchcock’s black-and-white 1960 terror tale starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh with Jacques Tourneur’s 1942 fantasy drama starring Simone Simon.

From Los Angeles Times

When I was writing my dissertation, on Tourneur’s The Revenger’s Tragedy, I received the following letter from Francis.

From Literature

Despite its corny premise, this Jacques Tourneur–Val Newton collaboration remains creepy and horrifying because of what it chose to leave off-screen.

From Slate