Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt: Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt. Self: Sous le nom de Melville. Michel Dreyfus-Schmidt was born on 17 June 1932 in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Franche-Comté, France. He died on 7 September 2008 in Belfort, Territoire de Belfort, Franche-Comté, France.