Stanislas-Andre Steeman ( Liège on 23 January 1908 –

Menton Menton (; , written ''Menton'' in classical norm or ''Mentan'' in Mistralian norm; it, Mentone ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera, close to the Italian border. Me ...

on 15 December 1970) was a Belgian illustrator and French-language

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. His family, originally of Flemish extraction, had long been settled in Liège. He wrote many mystery novels, some of which were adapted to the screen, such as '' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' or '' Mystery in Shanghai''. Henri-Georges Clouzot's ''

Quai des Orfèvres ''Quai des Orfèvres'' (; "Goldsmiths' Quay"; also known as ''Jenny Lamour'') is a 1947 French police procedural drama film based on the book ''Légitime défense'' by Stanislas-Andre Steeman. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot the film stars S ...

'' is based on his novel ''Légitime Défense''.

Partial bibliography

*'' The Six Dead Men'' (1931) *''La Nuit du 12 au 13'' (1931) *''Le Mannequin assassiné'' (1932) *''Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens'' (1932) *''L'Ennemi sans visage'' (1934) *''L'assassin habite au 21'' (1939) *''Légitime Défense'' (1942) *''Crimes à vendre'' (1951) *''18 Fantômes'' (1952) *''Six hommes à tuer'' (1956)

Filmography

*'' The Riverside Murder'', directed by Albert Parker (1935, based on the novel '' The Six Dead Men'') *'' The Last of the Six'', directed by Georges Lacombe (1941, based on the novel ''The Six Dead Men'') *'' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'', directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1942, based on the novel ''L'assassin habite au 21'') *''

The Faceless Enemy ''The Faceless Enemy'' (French: ''L'ennemi sans visage'') is a 1946 French crime film directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage and starring Louise Carletti, Frank Villard and Jean Tissier. It was based on the novel of the same title ...

'', directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and

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 ...

(1946, based on the novel ''L'Ennemi sans visage'') *''Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens'', directed by E.G. de Meyst (1947, based on the novel ''Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens'') *''

'', directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1947, based on the novel ''Légitime Défense'') * ''

The Murdered Model ''The Murdered Model'' (French: ''Le mannequin assassiné'') is a 1948 French-Belgian comedy crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Blanchette Brunoy, Gilbert Gil and Julien Carette.Goble p. 440 It is based on the 1932 novel ''The M ...

'', directed by Pierre de Hérain (1948, based on the novel ''Le Mannequin assassiné'') *'' La muerte camina en la lluvia'', directed by

Carlos Hugo Christensen Carlos Hugo Christensen ( Santiago del Estero, 15 December 1914 – Rio de Janeiro, 30 November 1999) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was of Danish descent through his paternal side. Christensen directed fi ...

(1948, based on the novel ''L'assassin habite au 21'') *'' The Ferret'', directed by Raymond Leboursier (1950, based on the novel ''Crimes à vendre'') * '' Mystery in Shanghai'', directed by Roger Blanc (1950, based on the novel ''La Nuit du 12 au 13'') *', directed by

Henri Verneuil Henri Verneuil (; born Ashot Malakian; 15 October 1920 – 11 January 2002) was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International ...

(1952, Anthology film about

Jules Maigret Jules Maigret (), or simply Maigret, is a fictional French police detective, a '' commissaire'' ("commissioner") of the Paris ''Brigade Criminelle'' ('' Direction Régionale de la Police Judiciaire de Paris:36, Quai des Orfèvres''), created b ...

, Lemmy Caution and Inspector Wens) *'' Dortoir des grandes'', directed by Henri Decoin (1953, based on the novel ''18 Fantômes'') *', directed by Ivan Govar (1964, based on the novel ''Six hommes à tuer'')

Partial bibliography

Filmography

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