Edmond Guiraud (22 March 1879 – 18 April 1961) was a 20th-century French playwright, librettist, and actor from the

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region in southern France.

Biographie

Edmond Guiraud lived many years in Roquedur in the Gard department. He had a career as a playwright before World War I. He became a film actor after World War II, and acted in two films by Jean Gehret, shot in the

. His widow, Jeannine Guiraud, donated the musée Cévenol in le Vigan the archives of her husband in order to create an "Edmond Guiraud fund".Fonds Edmond Guiraud, Musée Cévenol, Le Vigan
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Libretto

*1912–1914: '' Marie Victoire'', four-act opera by Ottorino Respighi

Theatre

* 1904: ''L'Ouvrier de la dernière heure'' * 1907: ''Anna Karénine'': (after the novel by

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) * 1907: ''Zizi'' * 1908: ''Le Poussin'' * 1910: ''Le Cœur d'Angélique'' * 1911: ''Moïse'' * 1911: ''Marie-Victoire'' * 1914 : ''La Sauvageonne'', Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens, 27 May * 1922: ''

Vautrin Vautrin is a character from the novels of French writer Honoré de Balzac in the ''La Comédie humaine'' series. His real name is Jacques Collin . He appears in the novels '' Le Père Goriot'' (Father Goriot, 1834/35) under the name Vautrin, a ...

'', (after the characters by

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) * 1923: ''Le Bonheur du jour'' * 1925: ''Une femme'', four-act comedy, 14 March,

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* 1930: ''Une femme de mon pays'' * 1932: ''Nos 20 ans'' ;in collaboration with Félix Galipaux * 1905 : ''La Mémoire des dates'' ;in collaboration with

Léon Hennique Léon Hennique (4 November 1850 – 25 December 1935) was a French naturalistic novelist and playwright. Life Léon Hennique was born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, the son of the naval infantry officer Agathon Hennique. He studied painting, but ...

* 1929 : ''Whisky''

Filmography

;Actor * 1948: '' Tabusse'' by Jean Gehret * 1948: '' Le Crime des justes'' by Jean Gehret *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

: ''

Oriental Port ''Oriental Port'' (French: ''Porte d'orient'') is a 1950 French crime film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Yves Vincent, Tilda Thamar and Nathalie Nattier. It is about a group of smugglers operating out of Marseille. It is based on a no ...

'' by Jacques Daroy

Film adaptations

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 ...

: '' Le Bonheur du jour'' by

Gaston Ravel Gaston Ravel (1878–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. In 1929 he co-directed the historical film ''The Queen's Necklace''.Klossner p.77 Selected filmography * '' The Knot'' ...

(piece written in 1923) * 1935: '' Zizi'' 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 ...

- short film -

References

External links

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11 shows by Edmond Guiraud
on ''Les archives du spectacle.net'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Guiraud, Edmond 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French male actors French opera librettists 1879 births People from Nîmes 1961 deaths