André Couteaux (1925 – 1985) was a French writer and a

scenarist A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

Biography

He was married to Béatrice de Cambronne, the daughter of

Claude de Cambronne Claude de Cambronne (23 October 1905 – 31 January 1993) was a French businessman. Early life He studied at the École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (Sup'Aéro), learnt how to fly to polar explorer, Paul-Émile Vict ...

, with whom he had a son, Stanislas Couteaux. He was born in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. He is also the brother-in-law of

Laurence de Cambronne Laurence de Cambronne (born 1 May 1951, Casablanca, Morocco) is a French journalist, novelist and humanitarian. Biography Family and formation Descendant of Arnouph Deshayes de Cambronne and Paul Cottin on her father's side and of Ernest P ...

and the father of politician Paul-Marie Couteaux. He lived in Damville for more than ten years.

Books

* ''Un monsieur de compagnie'', 1961, **English translation: Couteaux, André. Gentleman in Waiting. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963. (in over 100 libraries) **Dutch translation: Couteaux, André, and G.L.A. Neijenhuis. Een heer van gezelschap. Baarn: De Boekerij, 1970. **German translation Couteaux, André. Man muss nur zu leben wissen: Roman. Reinbek b. Hamburg: Rowohlt, 1971. * ''L'Enfant à femmes'', 1966 **English translation, Couteaux, André. My Father's Keeper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. (in over 140 libraries) **Dutch translation: Couteaux, André, and G.L.A. Neijenhuis. Vrouw gezocht voor vader en zoon. Briljant boeken. Amsterdam tc. Boekerij, 1982. **German translation: Couteaux, André, and Elisabeth Stader. Frau für Vater und Sohn gesucht. amburg Rowohlt, 1970. **Finnish translation: Couteaux, Andre, and Irmeli Sallamo. Miten isästä jälleen tuli onnellinen mies. Hki: Kirjayhtymä, 1970. **Spanish translation: Couteaux, André. El niño mujeriego. Barcelona: Plaza & Janes, 1968. * ''Un homme, aujourd'hui'', 1969 * ''Don Juan est mort'', 1972 * ''La Guibre'', Paris: J. Dullis, 1974. * ''Le zigzagli.'' Julliard, 1973.

Scenarii

* 1964 : ''

Un monsieur de compagnie ''Male Companion'' (french: Un monsieur de compagnie) is a 1964 romantic comedy film written and directed by Philippe de Broca, based on the 1961 novel ''Gentleman in Waiting'' by André Couteaux. The film stars Jean-Pierre Cassel. Plot Antoine ...

'' by

Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful ''That Man from Rio, That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', ''Le Magnifique, The M ...

* 1969 : ''

Mon oncle Benjamin ''Mon oncle Benjamin'' (''My Uncle Benjamin'') is a 1969 French film directed by Édouard Molinaro, starring Jacques Brel and Claude Jade. The film is based on a once-popular French comic novel ' by Claude Tillier (1842). The 1969 film ''Don't ...

'' by

Édouard Molinaro Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), '' My Uncle Benja ...

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