Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (6 May 1897 – 17 March 1968) was an Argentinean born, French screenwriter and director.

Life

d'Abbadie d'Arrast was born in Argentina in 1893 to a family of

French aristocratic The French nobility (french: la noblesse française) was a privileged social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on June 23, 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napolé ...

origins. He moved to the United States in 1922 and settled in Hollywood. He worked as a technical advisor to Charlie Chaplin and had made his first film by 1927. He was nominated at the

4th Academy Awards The 4th Academy Awards were held on November 10, 1931 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, awarding films released between August 1, 1930, and July 31, 1931. '' Cimarron'' was the first Western to win Best Picture, and would rema ...

for the now defunct category of Best Story for the film '' Laughter''. His nomination was shared with

Donald Ogden Stewart Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 – August 2, 1980) was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas such as '' The Philadelphia Story'' (based on the play by Philip Barry), '' T ...

and Douglas Z. Doty. He also was in the French army during

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. d'Abbadie d'Arrast married retired silent-film actress

Eleanor Boardman Olive Eleanor Boardman (August 19, 1898 – December 12, 1991) was an American film actress of the silent era. Early life and career Olive Eleanor Boardman was born on August 19, 1898, the youngest child to George W. Boardman and Janice Merriam ...

(1898–1991) in 1940, and remained married until his death in 1968.

Filmography

As a Director

* ''

The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, and Malcolm Waite. Chapl ...

'' (1925) (assistant director, uncredited) * '' A Gentleman of Paris'' (1927) * '' Serenade'' (1927) * '' Service for Ladies'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) (uncredited) * ''

Dry Martini The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. A popular variation, the vodka martini, uses vodka in ...

'' (1928) * '' The Magnificent Flirt'' (1928) * '' Laughter'' (1930) * '' Raffles'' (1930) (uncredited-was the director then fired) * '' Topaze'' (1933) * '' It Happened in Spain'' (1934) * '' The Three Cornered Hat'' (1935)

As a Writer

* '' The Magnificent Flirt'' (1928) * '' Laughter'' (1930) * '' Die Männer um Lucie'' (1931) * '' Lo mejor es reir'' (1931) * ''

Rive gauche The Rive Gauche (, ''Left Bank'') is the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris. Here the river flows roughly westward, cutting the city in two parts. When facing downstream, the southern bank is to the left, and the northern bank (or ''Rive D ...

'' (1931) * '' It Happened in Spain'' (1934)

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* 1890s births 1968 deaths Writers from Buenos Aires French male screenwriters Argentine people of French descent 20th-century French screenwriters French military personnel of World War I 20th-century French male writers Argentine emigrants to France French expatriates in the United States {{France-screen-writer-stub