Amédée Ferdinand René Pujol (21 August 1887 - 21 January 1942) was a French screenwriter, film director, and

librettist A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major litu ...

Biography

Partial list of publications

*1919 : ''L'Homme qui gagne'', Éditions françaises illustrées *1928 : ''S.O.S.'', Librairie des Champs-Élysées, (No.27) *1929 : ''Le Détective bizarre'', Fayard *1929 : ''L'Héritage de Gengis Khan'', Fayard *1929 : ''Le Soleil noir'', Lecture pour tous *1931 : ''La Planète invisible'', Sciences et Voyages *1931 : ''Au Temps des brumes'', Sciences et Voyages *1932 : ''La Chasse aux chimères'', éditions des Portiques *1933 : ''Le Resquilleur sentimental'', Tallandier *1933 : ''Lévy-Durand, banquier'', Tallandier *1933 : ''Le Mystère de la flèche d'argent'', Librairie contemporaine *1934 : ''Amédée Pifle, reporter'', éditions des Portiques *1935 : ''La Résurrection de M. Corme'', éditions de France, coll. ''À ne pas lire la nuit''

Filmography

Director

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

: '' Everybody Wins'' * 1933 : ' *

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

: ''

The Typist Gets Married ''The Typist Gets Married'' (French: ''La dactylo se marie'') is a 1934 French-German comedy film directed by Joe May and René Pujol and starring Marie Glory, Jean Murat and Armand Bernard. It was a sequel to the 1931 film '' The Typist'' which ...

'' *

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

: ' * 1936 : ' * 1936 : '' Bach the Detective'' * 1937 : ' * 1937 : ' * 1937 : ''Le Plus Beau Gosse de France'' * 1937 : ''La Griffe du hasard'' * 1937 : ' * 1938 : ''Trois artilleurs en vadrouille'' * 1938 : ''Deux de la réserve'' * 1938 : ' * 1938 : ''Ça... c'est du sport'' * 1938 : ' * 1939 : ' * 1939 : ' *

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * Januar ...

: ' (''Monsieur Bibi'')

Screenwriter, dialoguist

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

: ''600 000 francs par mois'' *

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

: '' Le Roi des resquilleurs'' *

: ''

All That's Not Worth Love ''All That's Not Worth Love'' (French: ''Tout ça ne vaut pas l'amour'') is a 1931 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Marcel Lévesque, Jean Gabin and Josseline Gaël.Harriss p.195 It was shot at Pathé's Joinvill ...

'' * 1931 : '' J'ai quelque chose à vous dire'' * 1931 : '' Everybody Wins'' * 1931 : ' * 1931 : '' His Highness Love'' * 1931 : ' by

Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * '' The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Charlemagne'' (1933) * '' School for Coquettes'' (1935) * '' La Marrai ...

* 1931 : ' by

Léon Mathot Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' film serial in 1918. He appeared in the ...

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hiro ...

: ''

Antoinette Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia (from Latin ''Antonius''). People with the name include: Nobles * Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of C ...

'' * 1933 : ' * 1933 : ' * 1933 : '' The Two Orphans'' de Maurice Tourneur * 1933 : ' * 1933 : '' Toto'' by

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French film director known for the classic film noir ''Out of the Past'' and a series of low-budget horror films he made for RKO Studios, including ''Cat People (1942 film), Cat ...

* 1933 : ' by

Fedor Ozep Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep (russian: Фёдор Алекса́ндрович О́цеп, ''Fyodor Aleksandrovich Otsep''; February 9, 1895 – June 20, 1949) was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow. An important earl ...

(adaptation and dialogues) * 1933 : ' by

* 1933 : ' *

: ''Y faut s'marier'' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : ' by

Henry Wulschleger Henry Wulschleger or Henri Wulschleger (1894–1943) was a French screenwriter and film director.Crisp p.84 Selected filmography * ''Une nuit agitée'' (1920) * '' Pervenche'' (1921) (co-direction : Alfred Machin) * ''Moi aussi, j'accuse'' ( ...

(dialogues) * 1934 : '' A Man Has Been Stolen'' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : ''

'' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : ' * 1935 : ' * 1935 : ' by Richard Pottier (dialogues with

Jacques Prévert Jacques Prévert (; 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist moveme ...

) * 1935 : ', by Pierre-Jean Ducis * 1935 : ' by

Charles-Félix Tavano Charles-Félix Tavano (19 April 1887 – 29 May 1963) was a French film director as well as a screenwriter. Filmography Director * 1931: ''Deux fois vingt ans'' * 1932: ''Arrêtez-moi!'' * 1932: ''Un client de province'' * 1932: '' Billeting ...

* 1935 : ' * 1935 : ' * 1935 : ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' * 1935 : ' * 1935 : ' by Jack Forrester * 1935 : ''Juanita'' * 1935 : ''

Fanfare of Love ''Fanfare of Love'' (French: ''Fanfare d'amour'') is a 1935 French comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Fernand Gravey, Betty Stockfeld and Julien Carette.Ginsberg & Mensch p.403 The film's art direction was by Max Heilbronner. Th ...

'' * 1935 : ' *

: ''

Marinella Marinella ( el, Μαρινέλλα) (born 20 May 1938, Thessaloniki) is one of the most popular Greek singers whose career has spanned several decades. She has sung professionally since 1957. Since the beginning of her career, she has release ...

'' by Pierre Caron * 1936 : ' * 1936 : ' * 1936 : ''

One Rainy Afternoon ''One Rainy Afternoon'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Francis Lederer and Ida Lupino, and featuring Hugh Herbert, Roland Young and Erik Rhodes. It also marked the last film appearance by actress ...

'', by Rowland V. Lee * 1936 : ' * 1937 : ''La Souris bleue'' * 1937 : ' by Christian-Jaque (script with

Jean Aurenche Jean Aurenche (11 September 1904 – 29 September 1992) was a French screenwriter. During his career, he wrote 80 films for directors such as René Clément, Bertrand Tavernier, Marcel Carné, Jean Delannoy and Claude Autant-Lara. He is often ...

) * 1937 : ''La Griffe du hasard'' * 1937 : ''La Caserne en folie'' * 1937 : ''

The Secrets of the Red Sea ''The Secrets of the Red Sea'' (French: ''Les secrets de la Mer Rouge'') is a 1937 French adventure film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Harry Baur, Gaby Basset and Alexandre Mihalesco.Gilles p.191 It was based on the 1931 novel of the ...

'' by Richard Pottier * 1938 : ''Le Plus Beau Gosse de France'' * 1938 : '' Tricoche et Cacolet'' * 1938 : ''

Lights of Paris ''Lights of Paris'' (French: ''Lumières de Paris'') is a 1938 French musical comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Tino Rossi, Michèle Alfa and Raymond Cordy.Rège p.836 It was shot at Pathé's Joinville Studios in Paris. The ...

'' by Richard Pottier (script with Richard Liebmann) * 1938 : ' by

* 1939 : ' *

: '' Bécassine'' * 1941 : ' *

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in w ...

: ' * 1942 : ' *

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, ...

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Composer

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Henry Roussel Henry Roussel (1875–1946), also known as Henry Roussell, was a French silent film actor, film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s. He starred in well over 40 films between 1912 and 1939. Selecte ...

* 1931 : ' by

Léonce Perret Léonce Joseph Perret (14 March 1880 – 12 August 1935) was a prolific and innovative French film actor, director and producer.The Museum of Modern Art(retrieved 7 June 2007) He also worked as a stage actor and director. Often described as avant ...

* 1931 : ' by

Theater and operettas

*1928 : ''Yes'' by Pierre Soulaine,

Albert Willemetz Albert Willemetz (14 February 1887 – 7 October 1964) was a French librettist. Career Albert Willemetz was a prolific lyricist. He invented a new type of musical, with a humorous and "sexy" style. He was the author of more than 3000 songs, inc ...

, Robert Bousquet, René Pujol, music

Maurice Yvain Maurice Yvain (12 February 1891 – 27 July 1965) was a French composer noted for his operettas of the 1920s and 1930s. Some of which were written for Mistinguett, at one time the best-paid female entertainer in the world. In the 1930s and 1940s, ...

Théâtre des Capucines The Théâtre des Capucines was a former theatre on the boulevard des Capucines in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built in 1889 by architect Édouard-Jean Niermans, it was taken over by two brothers, Émile Isola and Vincent Isola, in 1892 ...

*1929 : ''Vive Leroy '', opérette by Henri Géroule and René Pujol, music Fred Pearly and Pierre Chagnon, directed by

Harry Baur Harry Baur (12 April 1880 – 8 April 1943) was a French actor. Initially a stage actor, Baur appeared in about 80 films between 1909 and 1942. He gave an acclaimed performance as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven in the biopic ''Beethoven's Gr ...

*1929 : ''Minouche'' *1930 : ''Bégonia'' *1930 : ''Six filles à marier'' *1930 : ''Miami'' *1932 : ''La Pouponnière'' *1935 : ''Une nuit'', 3 acts comedy by René Pujol, Théâtre Daunou *1937 : ''La Margoton du bataillon'' *1939 : ''Destination inconnue'' *1940 : ''Ce coquin de soleil'', operette by , directed by René Pujol,

Théâtre des Célestins The Théâtre des Célestins is a theatre building on Place des Célestins in Lyon, France. It was designed by Gaspard André, and inaugurated in 1877, then in 2005. Alongside the Comédie-Française and the théâtre de l'Odéon, it is one of fe ...

References

External links

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