Paul Durand was born on January 28, 1907 in Sète, Hérault, France as Paul Jules Durand. He was a composer, known for Sherlock Holmes (1954), Midnight in Paris (2011) and La vache et le prisonnier (1959). He was married to Mireille Frainaud. He died on January 21, 1977 in Louveciennes, Yvelines, France.