André Daven (1900–1981) was a French film producer,

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and

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. In the mid-1920s he was the artistic director of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in

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when

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was hired to appear there.Nichols p.123 During the

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during the

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he went to the United States where he produced four films. He was married to the actress

Danièle Parola Danièle Parola (March 28, 1905 – September 2, 1998) was a French film actress. She starred in the 1932 crime film '' Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 She was married to the actor and producer André Daven. Selected filmography * '' The Orchid Danc ...

Selected filmography

Actor

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'' (1922) * ''

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'' (1922) * '' The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) * '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1924)

Producer or director

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'' (1933) * ''

Adventure in Paris ''Adventure in Paris'' (French: ''Aventure à Paris'') is a 1936 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Jules Berry, Lucien Baroux and Danièle Parola.Parish p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène ...

'' (1936) * '' Under Western Eyes'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' Orage'' (1938) * '' Tonight We Raid Calais'' (1943) * '' Paris After Dark'' (1943) * '' Home in Indiana'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1945) * ''

Marianne of My Youth ''Marianne of My Youth'' (French: ''Marianne de ma jeunesse'', German: ''Marianne'') is a 1955 French–West German romantic drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Marianne Hold, Horst Buchholz and Pierre Vaneck.McCann p.174 It was r ...

'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Gates of Paris'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1958)

References

Bibliography

* Roger Nichols. ''The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929''. University of California Press, 2002.

External links

* 1900 births 1981 deaths Film people from Paris French film producers French film directors French male film actors {{France-film-bio-stub