Henry Laverne (born Henri Allum; 1888 or 1890 – 4 September 1953) was a French stage and film actor; Laverne was also a comedian and humorist for a decade, as well as a singer on occasion. As an actor, he was usually billed Henry-Laverne in his time (later Henri Laverne) and starred in about twenty films and plays; credits include six films and plays from

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follow ...

, such as '' The Lame Devil'' (1948). As a comedian, he was one half of then-famous comic duo Bach and Laverne (1928–1938; in French); one of their 157 comedy sketches was adapted as the lyrics to Ray Ventura's hit comedy song "" (1935; lit. "All is very well, Madam the Marchioness").

Biography

Henry Laverne was born Henri Allum in 18881888 in (1986, No. 418, p
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Filmography

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* 19th-century births 1953 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors French humorists French male comedians People from Boulogne-sur-Mer 20th-century French male actors French male writers 20th-century French comedians 20th-century French male writers {{France-film-actor-stub