Claude Sainval was born on August 13, 1911 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France as Claude Mac Connel. He is known for his work on Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour (1963), La kermesse héroïque (1935) and Les hommes nouveaux (1936). He died on March 28, 1994 in Sainte-Croix-de-Caderle, Gard, France.