Adrien Lamy (1896–1940) was a French actor and singer of theatre, film and radio.Pollack p.365 He made his name appearing in

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s and

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s on the Paris stage. Following the introduction of

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he appeared in a mixture of short films and

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. He was killed from injuries sustained when Orleans was bombed by the Germans during the

Battle of France The Battle of France (french: bataille de France) (10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign ('), the French Campaign (german: Frankreichfeldzug, ) and the Fall of France, was the Nazi Germany, German invasion of French Third Rep ...

Selected filmography

* '' Chiqué'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1931) * '' Le roi du cirage'' (1931) * '' The Hortensia Sisters'' (1935) * ''

Prince of the Six Days ''Prince of the Six Days'' (French: ''Prince des Six Jours'') is a 1936 French sports comedy film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Adrien Lamy, René Ferté and Paulette Dubost.Rège p.999 It was filmed in 1933, but not released until three ...

'' (1936) * ''

Aloha, le chant des îles ''Aloha, le chant des îles'' is a 1937 French adventure film directed by Léon Mathot. Summary During the London-Melbourne race, two aviators, one male (Guy,) the other female (Betty), are forced to land on a lost island in Polynesia. They lear ...

'' (1937) * ''

Madelon's Daughter ''Madelon's Daughter'' (French: ''La fille de la Madelon'') is a 1937 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Pallu and starring Henri Garat, Hélène Robert and Ninon Vallin.Bessy & Chirat p.212 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...

'' (1937) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938)

References

Bibliography

* Brown, Tom. ''Spectacle in Classical Cinemas: Musicality and Historicity in the 1930s''. Routledge, 2015. * Pollack, Howard. ''George Gershwin: His Life and Work''. University of California Press, 2007.

External links

* 1896 births 1940 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male singers People from Paris French civilians killed in World War II Deaths by airstrike during World War II {{France-film-bio-stub