Jean Heremans was the second fencing coach at USC, taking over in 1946 after the departure of Henry Uyttenhove. Born January 31, 1914 in Belgium, Heremans was five times international champion and eight times best in Belgium. Heremans moved to Los Angeles where he assumed Uyttenhove's position at USC, at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, and also in Hollywood. In 1948, he was hired by MGM to supervise the swordplay for their remake of "The Three Musketeers". Thereafter, he directed duels utilizing every kind of sword: sabre ("The Prisoner of Zenda" - 1952 version), rapier ("Swordsmen of Siena"), scimitar ("Princess of the Nile"), broadsword ("Prince Valiant"). He also claims the distinction of creating the longest recorded screen duels, one of five minutes in "The Three Musketeers" and one of six-and-a-half minutes in "Scaramouche" (1952 version)." Henry Hathoway, director of "Prince Valiant," paid tribute to Heremans' expertise when he described the character of Valiant as 'a combination of D'Artagnan, Doug Fairbanks Sr, Tarzan, Robin Hood, Jim Bowie, William Tell and Jean Heremans'. Lana Turner, as a tutor (under Heremans), gave a short rapier lesson to Roger Moore in "Diane" (1955) and Grace Kelly received a foil lesson from Louis Jordan in "The Swan" (1956). Heremans led year after year of the USC Fencing Club to sucessful championships and intercollegiate tournaments. Jean Heremans died on August 2, 1970 in Los Angeles at the age of 56.