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Guillaume De Sax
Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel. Partial filmography * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Three Waltzes'' (1938) * '' I Was an Adventuress'' (1938) * ''Coral Reefs'' (1939) * ''Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Angelica'' (1939) * ''Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Miss Bonaparte'' (1942) * ''The Lover of Borneo'' (1942) * '' Twisted Mistress'' (1942) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * ''La Main du diable'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * ''Vautrin'' (1943) *''Farandole'' (1945) * ''The Eleventh Hour Guest'' (1945) Bibliography * Waldman, Harry. ''Maurice Tourneur: The Life and Films''. McFarland & Co, 2008. External links *Photograph of Guillaume de Saxfrom BlogSpot Blogger is an American online content management system founded in 1999 which enables multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. Pyra Labs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cécile Sorel
Céline Émilie Seurre (7 September 1873 in Paris – 3 September 1966 in Trouville-sur-Mer), known as Cécile Sorel or the Comtesse de Ségur by marriage, was a French comic actress. She enjoyed great popularity and was known for her extravagant costumes. Biography Sorel was attracted to the theater at an early age, studying with Louis-Arsène Delaunay and Marie Favart. In 1899, she began her career at the Odéon and then, in 1901, became a member of the Comédie-Française, where she specialized in playing a stock character known as the "grande coquette". She was especially well known for her portrayal of Célimène in ''The Misanthrope''. In 1904, she became the 339th " Sociétaire de la Comédie-Française" and remained with the theater until 1933. Although long engaged to Whitney Warren, an American architect who was related to the Vanderbilts, she eventually married the Comte de Ségur-Lamoignon, great grandson of the famous Comtesse de Ségur, who acted under the name Guil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Inheritance (film)
''Strange Inheritance'' or ''The Traveller on All Saints' Day'' (French: ''Le voyageur de la Toussaint'', Italian: ''Il viaggiatore d'Ognissanti'') is a 1943 French-Italian mystery film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Assia Noris, Jules Berry, Gabrielle Dorziat and Guillaume de Sax. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert. It was made as a co-production between Occupied France and Fascist Italy.Chiti & Poppi p.406 Synopsis On a misty November day a young man makes a returns to his hometown of La Rochelle following the death of his Uncle, who has left him his entire fortune. He finds his upper-class family resent him because his parents were both music hall entertainers. He begins to investigate the circumstances of his uncle's suspicious death. Cast * Assia Noris as Colette Mauvoisin * Jules Berry as Plantel * Gabrielle Dorziat as Gérardine Éloi * Guillaume de Sax as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Deaths
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas. * January 4 – An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States is signed by President Grover Cleveland. It establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers, as a predecessor to the modern-day U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. * January 5 – Preston North End F.C. is declared the winner of the inaugural Football League in England. * January 8 – Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. * January 15 – The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. * January 22 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. * January 30 – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlogSpot
Blogger is an American online content management system founded in 1999 which enables multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. Pyra Labs developed it before being acquired by Google in 2003. Google hosts the blogs, which can be accessed through a subdomain of blogspot.com. Blogs can also be accessed from a user-owned custom domain (such as www.example.com) by using DNS facilities to direct a domain to Google's servers. A user can have up to 100 blogs or websites per account. Google Blogger also enabled users to publish blogs and websites to their own web hosting server via FTP until May 1, 2010. All such blogs and websites had to be redirected to a blogspot.com subdomain or point their own domain to Google's servers via DNS. Google Blogger has a wide international user base and is available in more than 60 languages, despite its decline in popularity in the United States. History Pyra Labs launched Blogger on August 23, 1999. It is credited with popularizing the format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eleventh Hour Guest
''The Eleventh Hour Guest'' (French: ''L'invité de la onzième heure'') is a 1945 French mystery film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Jean Tissier, Blanchette Brunoy and Roger Pigaut.Rège p.229 It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Maurice Colasson and Georges Wakhévitch. Synopsis An inventor claims to have invented an incredible new machine which acts as a thought detector amongst other things. On the evening he unveils it to his family and intended wife, tragedy strikes and he is found dead. Cast * Jean Tissier as Christophe Berri * Roger Pigaut as Le docteur Rémi Lambert * Blanchette Brunoy as Antoinette Langeais * Junie Astor as Isabelle Bourgoin * Lily Baron as Olga * Guillaume de Sax as Thomas Bourgoin * Marcel Delaître as Monsieur Sulnac * André Fouché as Serge * René Génin as Calixte * Jean Hébey as Frédéric * Lily Mounet as Madame Sulnac * Georgette Tissier Georgette Tissier (191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farandole (film)
''Farandole'' is a 1945 French comedy film directed by André Zwoboda and starring André Luguet, Lise Delamare, Gaby Morlay.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.307 It takes its title from the Farandole, a traditional dance from Provence whose structure the plot follows. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was filmed following the Liberation but released while the Second World War was still being fought. Synopsis The film is structurally similar to Arthur Schnitzler's ''La Ronde'' with a series of stories all linked together. Cast * André Luguet as Maxime Théric * Lise Delamare as Blanche * Gaby Morlay as Elizabeth * Paulette Dubost as Raymonde "Milienne", la prostituée * Louis Salou as Auguste Moine * André Alerme as Pascal Bondieu, l'escroc * Jany Holt as Marianne, la dactylo qui tue la femme de son amant * Bernard Blier as Sylvestre Clarel, l'amant * Maurice Escande as Me Monestier, l'avocat a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vautrin (film)
''Vautrin'' is a 1943 French historical drama film directed by Pierre Billon and starring Michel Simon, Madeleine Sologne and Georges Marchal. It is based on the novels featuring the character of Vautrin by Honoré de Balzac, one of a number of adaptations of the author's works during the Occupation period.Neupert p.288 It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios in Paris and on location around Fontainebleau. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. Cast * Michel Simon as Jacques Collin dit Vautrin * Madeleine Sologne as Esther Gobseck * Georges Marchal as Lucien Chardon - marquis de Rubempré * Louis Seigner as Le baron Frédéric de Nucingen * Gisèle Casadesus as Clotilde de Grandlieu * Lucienne Bogaert as Europe * Renée Albouy as La marquise Jeanne d'Espard * Line Noro as Madame de Saint-Estève * Gisèle Préville as Diane de Maufrigneuse * Marcel André as Camusot * Georges Colin as Cotenson * Nane Germon as Amélie Camusot * Pierre Labry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picpus (film)
''Picpus'' is a 1943 French film noir mystery crime film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Albert Préjean, Juliette Faber and Jean Tissier. It was produced by the German-controlled Continental Films during the occupation of France. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris.Leteux p.218 The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. Cast * Albert Préjean as L'inspecteur Maigret * Juliette Faber as Berthe * Jean Tissier as Mascouvin * André Gabriello as Lucas * Noël Roquevert as Louis Dubief * Guillaume de Sax as Maître Laignan * Édouard Delmont as Le Cloaguen * Antoine Balpêtré as Le grand patron * Henri Vilbert as Amadieu * Pierre Palau as Le docteur Pierre * Gabrielle Fontan as La soeur de Le Cloaguen * Colette Régis as Madame Le Cloaguen * Maximilienne as Madame Bertaud * Huguette Vivier as Eliane * Héléna Manson Elena Eugenia Manson (18 August 1898 – 15 September 1994) was a French film actress. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Main Du Diable
''La Main du diable'' ("The Devil's Hand"), also known as ''Carnival of Sinners'', is a 1943 French horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Pierre Fresnay as a struggling artist who acquires a supernatural talisman. Eventually, however, there is a price to be paid. Plot The guests at an isolated hotel cut off by an avalanche are surprised when Roland Brissot, a man missing his left hand, shows up, carrying only a small casket. He asks the innkeeper if there is a cemetery adjoining the ruins of a nearby abbey and is disappointed when the answer is no. Then two shots ring out. The police arrive, looking for a little man carrying a coffin. The news frightens Brissot. While he is called to the telephone, his casket is stolen during a temporary blackout. Disconsolate, he gives in to the curiosity of the other guests and tells his story. A flashback ensues. Brissot is a struggling, untalented painter in Paris. He persuades Irène, an attractive glove shop saleswoman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted Mistress
''Twisted Mistress'' (french: La fausse maîtresse) is a 1942 French comedy film starring Danielle Darrieux. The movie was directed by André Cayatte, based on story by Honoré de Balzac. It was released on VHS in France by TF1 Vidéo on 1 January 1998. It tells the story of a circus owner's daughter, who plays on a rope, sings two songs, and falls in love with a local rugby player. Main characters *Danielle Darrieux as Lilian Rander *Lise Delamare as Hélène Carbonnel, the wife of Guy Carbonnel *Monique Joyce as Lætitia *Huguette Vivier as Marina *Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The La ... as Madame Carbonnel * Jacques Dumesnil as Guy Carbonnel Notes External links *''La fausse maîtresse''at AlloCine 1942 films French black-and-white films Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest The Rebel
''Ernest the Rebel'' (French: ''Ernest le rebelle'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Pierre Alcover, Mona Goya and Arthur Devère.Blakeway p.198 It is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Jacques Perret. Location shooting took place on the Côte d'Azur around Nice, while interiors were filmed at the city's Victorine Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. Synopsis The accordionist working on a cruise liner is accidentally left behind in a South American port and gets involved in a series of adventures. Cast * Fernandel as Ernest Pic * Pierre Alcover as Tonio * Mona Goya as Suzanne * Arthur Devère as L'amiral * René Génin as Démosthène * Raoul Marco as Sam * Montero as Le Noir * Rosita Montenegro as Rosita * Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
