Nicolas Nancey, real name Nicolas Zouros, (1874 – 13 October 1925) was a French dramatist and screenwriter. Once referred to as a successor of
Eugène Labiche
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Georges FeydeauDiscours prononcé aux obsèques de Nicolas Nancey /ref> he has written 15 plays in the vaudeville as well as boulevard genre, in collaboration with dramatists such as
Paul Armont
Paul Armont (1874–1943) was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire.
Selected plays
* 1913 – ''Le Cheval ...
,
Henry de Gorsse
Henry de Gorsse (19 March 1868 - 7 March 1936) was a French writer, playwright, screenwriter and lyricist.
A prolific writer, Henry de Gorsse has authored many plays, comedies, operettas and vaudevilles, often in collaboration with other writers ...
* 1916: ''La Ventouse'', one-act play cowritten with
Jean Manoussi
Jean Manoussi (14 November 1868 - 21 December 1929) was a French dramatist, film director and screenwriter. Jean Manoussi has written several theatre plays in collaboration with playwrights such as Paul Armont, Marcel Gerbidon or Gabriel Timmo ...
* 1925: ''Un petit nez retroussé'', comédie-vaudeville in four acts cowritten with
André Birabeau
André Birabeau (6 December 1890 – 1 October 1974) was a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
Novels and short stories
* ''La débauche'' (1924), English trans. ''Revelation'' (1930). Cited as the first novel about a homosexual man f ...
;in collaboration with Paul Armont
* 1905: ''Le Truc du Brésilien''
* 1906: ''Le Trèfle à quatre''
* 1909: ''Théodore et Cie''
* 1920: ''Le Zèbre''
;in collaboration with Jean Rioux
* 1912: ''Pétoche'', vaudeville in two acts
* 1913: ''Monsieur le juge'', vaudeville in four acts
* 1914: ''Faute de grives'', vaudeville in one act
;in collaboration with André Mouëzy-Éon
* 1919: ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin''
* 1925: ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare''
;in collaboration with Henry de Gorsse
* 1921:'' Trois poules pour un coq'', vaudeville in 3 acts
* 1921: ''Oscar ! Tu le seras'', vaudeville in 3 acts
* 1922: ''Le Coup d'Abélard'', vaudeville in 3 acts
* 1923: ''Un homme de paille'', vaudeville in 3 acts
* ''La Petite Dame du wagon-lit''
Filmography
* 1916: ', directed by Filippo Castamagna, based on the play ''Le Truc du Brésilien''
* 1920: '' The Glad Eye'', directed by
Kenelm Foss
Kenelm Foss (13 December 1885 – 28 November 1963) was a British actor, theatre director, author, screenwriter and film director.
Early life and education
He was born in Croydon, Surrey and studied art at the Wellesley School of Art and in Par ...
and
James Reardon
James Reardon was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films including '' The Glad Eye'' (1920).
Selected filmography Director
* ''To Let'' (1919) a British silent ghost movieWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, ...
, based on the play ''Le Zèbre''
* 1923: ''À la gare'', directed by Robert Saidreau
* 1925: ''Teodoro e socio'', directed by Mario Bonnard, based on the play ''Théodore et Cie''
* 1927: '' The Glad Eye'', directed by Maurice Elvey, based on the play ''Le Zèbre''
* 1932: ''Le Truc du Brésilien'', directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, based on the play ''Le Truc du Brésilien''
* 1932: ''Ah! Quelle gare!'', directed by René Guissart, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare''
* 1933: ', directed by Pierre Colombier, based on the play ''Théodore et Cie''
* 1933: ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'', directed by
Jean Kemm
Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director.
Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939.
Selected filmography
* '' André Cornélis'' (1 ...
, based on the play ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin''
* 1936: ''La Petite Dame du wagon-lit'', directed by
Maurice Cammage
Maurice Cammage is a French film director and dialoguist, born in 1882 and died on 15 April 1946 in Paris.
Filmography
* 1932 : '' Vive la classe''
* 1932 : '' Un beau jour de noces''
* 1932 : '' La Terreur de la pampa'' (script and dialogues b ...
, based on the play ''La Petite Dame du wagon-lit''
* 1939: ''Un mare di guai'', directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, based on the play ''Théodore et Cie''
* 1941: ''
Station Master
The station master (or stationmaster) is the person in charge of a railway station, particularly in the United Kingdom and many other countries outside North America. In the United Kingdom, where the term originated, it is now largely historical ...
'', directed by Jan Sviták, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare''
* 1946: ', directed by Eduardo Boneo, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare''