Jean de Marguenat (2 May 1893 – 16 April 1956) was a French
screenwriter
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.
...
and
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
. He directed nineteen films including the 1937 British musical ''
The Street Singer A street singer is a street performance artist who performs by singing.
Street Singer or The Street Singer may also refer to:
Film and theatre
* ''The Street Singer'' (1912 film), an American short silent film
* ''The Street Singer'' (1937 film) ...
'' (1937).
[De Lafayette p.270]
Selected filmography
* ''
Miche'' (1932)
* ''
The Red Robe
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'' (1933)
* ''
Prince Jean'' (1934)
* ''
The Street Singer A street singer is a street performance artist who performs by singing.
Street Singer or The Street Singer may also refer to:
Film and theatre
* ''The Street Singer'' (1912 film), an American short silent film
* ''The Street Singer'' (1937 film) ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Happy Days
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'' (1941)
* ''
Behold Beatrice
''Behold Beatrice'' or ''Beatrice's Temptation'' (French: ''Béatrice devant le désir'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Fernand Ledoux, Jules Berry and Renée Faure. It features an early performance by t ...
'' (1944)
References
Bibliography
* De Lafayette, Maximillien. '' Hollywood Femmes Fatales and Ladies of Film Noir, Volume 1''.
External links
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1893 births
1956 deaths
Film directors from Paris
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