Alexis Gruss Sr. was born on March 30, 1909 in Briey, Val de Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. He was an art director, known for
La piste aux étoiles (1954) and
Cirque à Monte-Carlo (1974). He died on February 3, 1985 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.