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Georges Courteline
Georges Courteline born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (25 June 1858 – 25 June 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. Biography His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to Paris shortly after his birth. During the time of the Paris Commune, at age 13, he was sent to school in Meaux and after graduation in 1876, he went on to serve in the French military before taking a job as a civil servant. Interested in poetry and authorship, he became involved writing poetry reviews and was part of a small newspaper. By the 1890s, he had begun writing plays under the name Courteline for the theatres of Montmartre where he lived. Gifted with a quick wit, he became a leading dramatist, producing many plays as well as a number of novels. The overall tone of his works was satirical in nature, often making fun of everything from the wealthy elitists of Paris to the bloated government bureaucracies. In 1899, Courteline was awarded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Courteline Circa 1890
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Henry Wulschleger
Henry Wulschleger or Henri Wulschleger (1894–1943) was a French screenwriter and film director.Crisp p.84 Selected filmography * ''Une nuit agitée'' (1920) * '' Pervenche'' (1921) (co-direction : Alfred Machin) * ''Moi aussi, j'accuse'' (1923) (screenwriter) * ''L'énigme du Mont-Agel'' (1923) (co-direction: Alfred Machin) * ''The Heirs of Uncle James'' (1924) (script) * '' Le Nègre blanc'' (1925) (co-direction : Nicolas Rinsky)'' * ''Humanité'' (1925) * ''Bêtes comme les hommes'' (1925) (coréalisation : Alfred Machin) * ''Le Manoir de la peur'' (1927) (coréalisation : Alfred Machin) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) (assistant and screenwriter) * ''Elle veut faire du cinéma'' (1930) * ''La Prison en folie'' (1931) * ''En bordée'' (1931) * '' The Blaireau Case'' (1932) * '' The Regiment's Champion'' (1932) * ''Tire-au-flanc'' (1933) * '' Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) * '' L'Enfant de ma sœur'' (1933) * ' (1935) * ' (1934) * '' Bout de chou'' (1935) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century French Dramatists And Playwrights
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From Tours, France
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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Deaths
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1858 Births
Events January–March * January – **Benito Juárez (1806–1872) becomes Liberal President of Mexico. At the same time, conservatives install Félix María Zuloaga (1813–1898) as president. **William I of Prussia becomes regent for his brother, Frederick William IV, who had suffered a stroke. * January 9 ** British forces finally defeat Rajab Ali Khan of Chittagong ** Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, commits suicide. * January 14 – Orsini affair: Felice Orsini and his accomplices fail to assassinate Napoleon III in Paris, but their bombs kill eight and wound 142 people. Because of the involvement of French émigrés living in Britain, there is a brief anti-British feeling in France, but the emperor refuses to support it. * January 25 – The ''Wedding March'' by Felix Mendelssohn becomes a popular wedding recessional, after it is played on this day at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter Victoria, Princess Royal, to Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Diamant-Berger
Henri Diamant-Berger (9 June 1895 – 7 May 1972) was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenplays between 1916 and 1971. Biography Born in Paris, to a Jewish family, he studied to be a lawyer but was drawn to the motion picture business. He began his career when he co-directed the 1913 silent film short ''De film... en aiguilles'' with André Heuzé. In addition to writing screenplays, during the period from 1916 to 1919, Diamant-Berger also published and edited a film magazine and books about the movies. In 1918, he was hired by Pathé and sent to the United States to help set up the company's film laboratory at Fort Lee, New Jersey. Upon his return to France, Pathé had him set up a laboratory in Vincennes, as well as organize a film studio in Boulogne-Billancourt. In 1921, Diamant-Berger directed the film serial ''Les Trois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bureaucrats (1959 Film)
''The Bureaucrats'' (French: ''Messieurs les ronds de cuir'') is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.143 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline. Partial cast * Noël-Noël as M. de la Hourmerie * Philippe Clay as Letondu * Jean Richard as Boudin * Jacques Grello as Chavarax * Paul Demange as Ovide * Bernard Lavalette as Van Der Hogen * Lucien Baroux as Le père Soupe * Pierre Brasseur as M. Nègre * Pierre Doris as Léonce * Jean Poiret as René Lahrier * Micheline Dax as Gaby * Mathilde Casadesus as Mme Nègre * Robert Burnier as Rodolphe Salis * Madeleine Suffel as Mme de La Hourmerie * Hubert Deschamps as Le curé dans le train * Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro. Selected filmography Director * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * ''My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1933) * ' (1934) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * '' The Flame'' (1936) * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) * ''Death on the Run'' (1936) * '' Chaste Susanne'' (1937) * ''The Girl in the Taxi'' (1937) * ''The Train for Venice'' (1938) * ''The Woman of Monte Carlo'' (1938) * '' The Angel of the Night'' (1944) * '' Resistance'' (1945) * '' My First Love'' (1945) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1946) * '' Gringalet'' (1946) * ''The Heart on the Sleeve'' (1948) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1950) * '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (1950) * ''His Father's Portrait'' (1953) * ''Wonderful Mentality'' (1953) * ''The Last Robin Hood'' (195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scènes De Ménage
''Scènes de ménage'' en, Domestic stages, is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by André Berthomieu, written by Marcel Achard, starring Bernard Blier and Louis de Funès. The scenario is based on three pieces by playwright Georges Courteline: "La peur des coups", "La paix chez soi", and "Les Boulingrin". Plot Three old friends meet again. They compare their marriages and tell each other stories which illustrate why they complain about their wives. Cast * Bernard Blier as husband of Aglaé * Louis de Funès as Monsieur Boulingrin, Ernestine's husband * Sophie Desmarets as Aglaé * Marie Daems as Valentine Trielle * François Périer as the journalist Mr Trielle * Marthe Mercadier as Ernestine Boulingrin * Jean Richard as Monsieur des Rillettes * Lily Bontemps as singer * Solange Certain as the soubrette * Michèle Philippe as Mathilde * Paul Toscano The September Six were six members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who were excomm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo Moffa
Paolo Moffa (16 December 1915 – 2004) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed seven films between 1943 and 1982. Born in Rome, Moffa started his career in the 1930s as a script supervisor. Mainly active as an executive producer, he was also second unit director for numerous films until 1958. He was the founder of the film company Società Ambrosiana Cinematografica. He was also a film editor and a documentarist. Selected filmography * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (a.k.a. ''Sins of Pompeii'') (1950 - director) * '' Husband and Wife'' (1952, producer) * ''The Cheerful Squadron'' (1954 - director) * ''The Island Princess'' (1954 - director) * '' Hercules, Prisoner of Evil'' (1964 - producer) * ''Five for Hell'' (1969 - producer) * ''Sartana the Gravedigger ''I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death'' ( it, Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino) is a 1969 Italian Western (genre), Western film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Gianni Garko as Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
