Gaby Bruyère (3 June 1924 - 30 August 1978) was a French actress,

dancer Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoi ...

, dramatist, and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

Career

Films

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

: ''Un beau contrat'', short film by * 1946: '' Symphonies'', short film by Jean-Devaivre * 1946: ', by Jean Boyer, ''Les Chevaliers de l'aventure'' first part: a comedian *

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

: ' by

Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques CompèreMaurice de Canonge as Ginette * 1947: ''

Par la fenêtre ''Par la Fenetre'' is a 1948 French comedy film starring Bourvil. It was a sizeable box office hit. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. Plot A man goes to Paris and finds work as a painter. Reception The film was the fifteenth mos ...

'' by

Gilles Grangier Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film '' Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin In ...

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

: ''

Les Casse Pieds ''Les Casse Pieds'' is a 1948 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents ...

'' or ''Parade du temps perdu'' by Jean Dréville * 1948: ' by

Jacques Daroy Jacques Daroy (1896–1963) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed the historical crime film '' Vidocq'' in 1939.Crisp p.38 Selected filmography Director * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Raboliot'' (1946) *'' Rumours'' (1947) * ''Insp ...

as Colette Marly * 1948: ''

Three Boys, One Girl ''Three Boys, One Girl'' (French: ''Trois garçons, une fille'') is a 1948 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Jean Marchat, Gaby Morlay and Suzy Carrier.Goble p.154 The film's sets were designed by the art directors L ...

'' by

Maurice Labro Maurice Labro (21 September 1910 – 23 March 1987) was a French film director. Filmography * 1947 in the movies, 1947: ' * 1948 in the movies, 1948: ''Three Boys, One Girl'' * 1949 in the movies, 1949: ''The Heroic Monsieur Boniface'' * 195 ...

as Gilbert's friend * 1948: ''Un cas sur mille'' - short film by Jean-Pierre Feydeau *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: ''

Le Plaisir ''Le Plaisir'' (English title, ''House of Pleasure'') is a 1952 French comedy-drama anthology film by German-born film director Max Ophüls (1902–1957) adapting three short stories by Guy de Maupassant — " Le Masque" (1889), " La Maison ...

'' by Max Ophüls (sketch : '' Le Masque'') as Frimousse * 1951: ''

La Vérité sur Bébé Donge ''La Vérité sur Bébé Donge'' (aka ''The Truth About Bebe Donge'' or UK title: ''The Truth of Our Marriage'') is a 1952 French film directed by Henri Decoin, and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin. The plot is essentially the analysis of ...

'' by

Henri Decoin Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...

as the girl in the taxi *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

: '' The Long Teeth'' by

Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

as Maud * 1952: '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' by

Émile Couzinet Émile Cousinet, (12 November 1896 – 24 October 1964) was a French film producer and film director. Biography The son of a carpenter, Couzinet became a traveling projectionist and then director of the Royan Casino. In the 1920s, he de ...

* 1952: ''Mort en sursis'' - short film by

Jean Perdrix Jean Perdrix was a French film director who was a member of the committee for short films at the Festival de Cannes in 1955 and 1956. Filmography ;Director * 1951 : ' (short film) * 1952 : ''Mort en sursis'' (short film) * 1949 : ''L'Enfer de ...

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

: ''

Innocents in Paris ''Innocents in Paris'' is a 1953 British-French international co-production comedy film produced by Romulus Films, directed by Gordon Parry and starring Alastair Sim, Ronald Shiner, Claire Bloom, Margaret Rutherford, Claude Dauphin, and Jimmy ...

'' by Gordon Parry : Josette

Theater

* 1948: ''Champagne, cigarettes et muse'', musical by

Dominique Nohain Dominique Nohain (8 July 1925 – 30 May 2017) was a French actor, dramatist, screenwriter and theatre director. He was the son of Jean Nohain and thus cousin with Jean-Claude Dauphin. Biography In 1944, he joined the Leclerc Division and ...

, Théâtre Michel * ''Pardon Madame'' by

Romain Coolus René Max Weill (25 May 1868 – 9 September 1952), who used the pseudonym Romain Coolus, was a French novelist, dramatist and film scriptwriter. Biography Works Theater * 1893 : ''Le Ménage Brésile'' (first play), one-act comedy, at ...

and

André Rivoire André Rivoire (5 May 1872 – 19 August 1930) was a French poet and playwright whose work was defined by the delicate precision of his observation. Life and work Rivoire was born in Vienne, Isère, in eastern France. He studied at the Lycée ...

* ''Le Cyclone'' by W. Somerset Maugham * ''Liberté provisoire'' by

Michel Duran Michel Duran, pen name of Michel Joseph Durand (22 April 1900, in Lyon – 18 February 1994, in Rambouillet) was a French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat.Archives municipale ...

* ' by Louis Verneuil and Georges Berr * 1950: ''Madame est servie'' by Georges de Wissant and Jean Kolb,

Théâtre Daunou The théâtre Daunou is a Parisian theater with 450 seats, located at 7 rue Daunou in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. History The theatre was a command from the actress Jane Renouardt to the architect Auguste Bluysen. The building is in an ...

* 1951: ''Le Rayon des jouets'' by Jacques Deval,

Théâtre de la Madeleine The Théâtre de la Madeleine is a theater in Paris built in the English style in 1924 on the site of a carousel. The first major success of the theatre came with the presentation of part one of '' The Merchants of Glory'' by Marcel Pagnol. The T ...

Author

Theatre

* 1959: ''Cloche de mon cœur'' (musical), directed by Maurice Guillaud * 1964: ', directed by

Christian-Gérard Christian Gérard Mazas (4 October 1903 – 27 July 1984), known as Christian-Gérard,Sometimes spelt without hyphen. was a French stage and film actor as well as theater director. Theatre Comedian * 1932 : ' by Jacques Deval, directed by J ...

, Théâtre de la Potinière * 1966: ', directed by

Francis Joffo Francis Joffo is a French actor, writer and theater director who essentially played for television, particularly in the program which made him famous. He is also a dramatist and playwright. Filmography * 1976 : '' Cours après moi que je t' ...

Théâtre Édouard VII The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the Opéra Garnier in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward the Seventh, was ...

* 1971: ', directed by Robert Manuel,

Théâtre des Nouveautés The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...

Books

* 1954: ''Mémoires d'une starlett'', éditions Calmann-Lévy, (

autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life. It is a form of biography. Definition The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English peri ...

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External links

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Gaby Bruyère
at ''Association de la Régie Théâtrale''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruyere, Gaby French actresses 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights People from Mende, Lozère 1924 births 1978 deaths 20th-century French women