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André Roussin
André Roussin, (22 January 1911 – 3 November 1987), was a French playwright. Born in Marseille, he was elected to the Académie française on 12 April 1973. Bibliography *1933 ''Patiences et impatiences'' *1944 ''Am Stram Gram'' *1945 ''Une grande fille toute simple'' *1945 ''Jean Baptiste le mal aimé'' *1945 ''La Sainte Famille'' *1947 ''La petite hutte'' *1948 ''Les Œufs de l'autruche'' *1949 ''Nina'' *1950 ''Bobosse'' *1951 ''La main de César'' *1951 ''Lorsque l'enfant paraît'' *1952 ''Hélène ou la joie de vivre'' *1953 ''Patience et impatiences'' *1954 ''Le Mari, la Femme et la Mort'' *1955 ''L'Amour fou ou la première surprise'' *1957 ''La Mamma'' *1960 ''Les Glorieuses et une femme qui dit la vérité'' *1962 ''La Coquine'' *1963 ''La Voyante'' *1963 ''Un amour qui ne finit pas'' *1965 ''Un contentement raisonnable'' *1966 ''La Locomotive'' *1969 ''On ne sait jamais'' *1972 ''La Claque'' *1974 ''La boîte à couleurs'' *1982 ''Le ridea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its inhabitants are called ''Marseillais''. Marseille is the second most populous city in France, with 870,731 inhabitants in 2019 (Jan. census) over a municipal territory of . Together with its suburbs and exurbs, the Marseille metropolitan area, which extends over , had a population of 1,873,270 at the Jan. 2019 census, the third most populated in France after those of Paris and Lyon. The cities of Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, and 90 suburban municipalities have formed since 2016 the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, an Indirect election, indirectly elected Métropole, metropolitan authority now in charge of wider metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ostrich Has Two Eggs
''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'' (French: ''Les oeufs de l'autruche'') is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Pierre Fresnay, Simone Renant and Georges Poujouly.Goble p.892 It was based on a play by André Roussin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Boutié. Synopsis A father sticks his head in a sand like an ostrich, while his two growing children become increasingly sexually experienced. Cast * Pierre Fresnay as Hippolyte Barjus * Simone Renant as Thérèse Barjus * Georges Poujouly as Roger Barjus * Mady Berry as Leonie * Paul Mercey as le barman bavard * Yoko Tani as la comtesse Yoko * Guy Bertil as le journaliste * André Roussin as Henri * Marguerite Pierry as Mme. Grombert * François Chaumette François Chaumette (1923–1996) was a French actor. Filmography External linksFrançois Chaumetteat IMDB. 1923 births 1996 deaths French male voice actors Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Marseille
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Deaths
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator Flashover, flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina (1987), Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is USS Stark incident, struck by Iraq, Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; President of the United States, U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous Tear down this wall!, speech, demanding that Soviet Union, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 Births
A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * January 3 ** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 moment magnitude strikes near Almaty in Russian Turkestan, killing 450 or more people. ** Siege of Sidney Street in London: Two Latvian anarchists die, after a seven-hour siege against a combined police and military force. Home Secretary Winston Churchill arrives to oversee events. * January 5 – Egypt's Zamalek SC is founded as a general sports and Association football club by Belgian lawyer George Merzbach as Qasr El Nile Club. * January 14 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall, on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. * January 18 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS ''Pennsylvania'' stationed in San Francisco harbor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Périer (director)
Étienne Périer (11 December 1931 – 21 June 2020) was a Belgian film director. Filmography Director * 1956 : ''Bernard Buffet'' * 1959 : ', with Micheline Presle and François Périer * 1960 : ''Murder at 45 R.P.M.'', with Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Jean Servais * 1961 : '' Bridge to the Sun'', with Carroll Baker and James Shigeta * 1962 : ''Swordsman of Siena'', with Stewart Granger, Sylva Koscina and Christine Kaufmann * 1965 : ''Dis-moi qui tuer'', with Michèle Morgan and Paul Hubschmid * 1967 : ', with Nicole Garcia, Ludmila Mikaël, music from Jean Michel Jarre * 1968 : ''Hot Line'', with Robert Taylor, Charles Boyer, George Chakiris, Marie Dubois * 1971 : ''When Eight Bells Toll'', with Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Nathalie Delon and Jack Hawkins * 1971 : ''Zeppelin'', with Michael York and Elke Sommer * 1972 : ', with Stéphane Audran, Michel Serrault, Robert Hossein and Jean-Claude Brialy * 1974 : ', with Lea Massari, Michel Serrault, Michel Bouquet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Boyer (director)
Jean Boyer (26 June 1901 – 10 March 1965) was a French film director and songwriter. He was born in Paris. Selected songs * 1930: "Un regardé", in ''Flagrant délit'' (Hanns Schwarz, 1930, music by F. Hollaender) * 1931: "Les Gars de la marine", in '' Le Capitaine Craddock'' (music by W. R. Heyman) * 1932: "Totor t'as tort" (music by René Mercier) - "Un homme" - "L'amour est un mystère" - "Maintenant, je sais ce que c'est" - "Quand ça m'prend" (music by Michel Levine) * 1934: "C’est peu de chose" (music by R. Ervan) * 1936: "Y'a toujours un passage à niveau" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1939: " Comme de bien entendu" - "Ça c'est passé un dimanche" - "Mimile" - "Ça fait d'excellents Français" (music by Georges Van Parys) * 1945: " Pour me rendre à mon bureau" (words and music) * 1950: "La Pagaïa" and "Je cherche un cœur" (music by Henri Betti) Filmography Director * ''Calais-Dover'' (1931) * ''La Pouponnière'' (1932) * ''Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (1932) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys De La Patellière
Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French people, French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series. of 92. Filmography as director * 1955 in film, 1955 : ''Les Aristocrates'', with Pierre Fresnay * 1956 in film, 1956 : ''The Wages of Sin (1956 film), The Wages of Sin'', with Danielle Darrieux, Jean-Claude Pascal, Jeanne Moreau * 1957 in film, 1957 : ''The Ostrich Has Two Eggs'', with Pierre Fresnay * 1957 in film, 1957 : ''Retour de manivelle'', with Michèle Morgan, Daniel Gélin, Peter van Eyck, Bernard Blier * 1958 in film, 1958 : ''The Possessors'', with Jean Gabin, Jean Desailly, Pierre Brasseur, Bernard Blier * 1959 in film, 1959 : ''Rue des prairies'', with Jean Gabin, Marie-José Nat, Claude Brasseur * 1959 in film, 1959 : ''Eyes of Love (1959 film), Eyes of Love'', with Danielle Darrieux and Jean-Claude Brialy * 1960 in film, 1960 : ''Taxi for Tobruk'', with Lino Ventura, Charles Aznavour, Hardy Krà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Robson (film Director)
Mark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-American film director, film producer, producer, and film editor, editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor. He later began working as a director and producer. He directed 34 films during his career, including ''Champion (1949 film), Champion'' (1949), ''Bright Victory'' (1951), ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' (1954), ''Peyton Place (film), Peyton Place'' (1957), ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' (1958), ''Von Ryan's Express'' (1965), ''Valley of the Dolls (film), Valley of the Dolls'' (1967), and Earthquake (1974 film), ''Earthquake'' (1974). Robson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director – for ''Peyton Place'' and ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' – as well as four nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in Feature Films. Two of his films were nominated fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Hut
''The Little Hut'' is a 1957 British romantic comedy film made by MGM starring Ava Gardner, Stewart Granger and David Niven. It was directed by Mark Robson, produced by Robson and F. Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by Herbert, adapted by Nancy Mitford from the play ''La petite hutte'' by André Roussin. Plot High-flying tycoon Sir Philip Ashlow (Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Susan Ashlow (Gardner) and his best friend, pettifogger civil servant Henry Brittingham-Brett (Niven), are shipwrecked on a desert island. Susan feels neglected and has been trying to make Philip jealous by demonstrating a romantic interest in Henry, who begins taking her seriously. Now that they are alone on the island, Philip constructs a large hut for his wife and himself and a little hut for Henry, but before long Henry is suggesting they share not only food and water but Susan as well. Opposed to this, Susan nevertheless is offended by Philip's indifferent reaction to Henry's indecent proposal. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Boisrond
Michel Jacques Boisrond (9 October 1921, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais – 10 November 2002, La Celle-Saint-Cloud) was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career A former apprentice of Jean Delannoy, Jean Cocteau, and René Clair, Michel Boisrond debuted as a full-fledged director in 1955 with ''Cette Sacrée Gamine'' starring Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the .... His works typically fall into the comedy, romance, or comedy drama genres. Filmography References External links * French film directors 1921 births 2002 deaths 20th-century French screenwriters French television directors People from Eure-et-Loir {{France-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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