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Clément Vautel
Clément Vautel, pen name of Clément-Henri Vaulet (31 January 1876 – 23 December 1954) was a journalist, novelist and playwright of Belgian origin, naturalized French (1897).According to the bibliographic notice published in ) Biography Clément Vautel wrote for numerous periodicals, including ''Le Charivari'', ''La Liberté'', ''Gil Blas'', ''La Presse'', ''Le Rire'', ', '' Le Matin'' (from 1908 to 1914), ''Le Journal'' (from 1918 to 1940), ''Cyrano''... Publications *1919: ''La Réouverture du paradis terrestre'', novel *1921: ''Les Folies bourgeoises'', novel *1922: ''Mademoiselle Sans-gêne'', novel *1922: ''Monsieur Palémon chez les Dingos'', novel *1923: ''Candide'', 5-act play *1923''La Machine à fabriquer des rêves''*1923: '' My Priest Among the Rich'', novel, Albin Michel *1924: ''Madame ne veut pas d'enfant'', novel *1925''Mon curé chez les pauvres'' novel, Albin Michel *1926: ''Je suis un affreux bourgeois'', novel *1927: ''L'Amour à la parisienne'', novel * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournai
Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people. Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Francia, Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here. Geography Tournai lies by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of . Tournai has its own Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements, both ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madame Wants No Children (1926 Film)
''Madame Wants No Children'' () is a 1926 German silent film, silent drama film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Harry Liedtke and Maria Paudler. It is based on the novel ''Madame ne veut pas d'enfants'' by the French writer Clément Vautel. The film was made for the American Fox Film Corporation's German subsidiary. The film was shot at Tempelhof Studios in late 1926. It was the last European film Korda made until 1930 as he left for the United States shortly after its production (although an earlier film, ''A Modern Dubarry'', premiered later). Cast *María Corda as Elyane Parizot *Harry Liedtke as Paul *Maria Paudler as Louise Bonvin *Trude Hesterberg as Elyane's mother *Dina Gralla as Lulu, Elyane's sister *Hermann Vallentin as Paul's uncle *Camilla von Hollay as Louise's maid *Olga Mannel as Louise's cook *Ellen Mueller as Elyane's maid *Camilla Horn as Dancer *Marlene Dietrich as Extra *John Loder (actor), John Loder as Extra References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Deaths
Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head office of IBM. * January 10 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland Comet jet plane, disintegrates in mid-air due to metal fatigue, and crashes in the Mediterranean near Elba; all 35 people on board are killed. * January 12 – 1954 Blons avalanches, Avalanches in Austria kill more than 200. * January 15 – Mau Mau rebellion, Mau Mau leader Waruhiu Itote is captured in Kenya. * January 17 – In Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Milovan Đilas, one of the leading members of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, is relieved of his duties. * January 20 – The US-based National Negro Network is established, with 46 member radio stations. * January 21 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the , is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. *January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts. February * February 2 ** The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. ** Third Carlist War (Spain): Battle of Montejurra – The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a U.S. patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon Curé Chez Les Pauvres (1956 Film)
''My Priest Among the Poor'' (French: ''Mon curé chez les pauvres'') is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Yves Deniaud, Raymond Bussières and Arletty. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It is based on the 1925 novel of the same title by Clément Vautel, and is sequel to the 1952 film '' My Priest Among the Rich''.Goble p.475 Cast * Yves Deniaud as L'abbé Pellegrin * Raymond Bussières as La Goupille * Arletty as Nine * Robert Arnoux as Emile Cousinet * Jean Tissier as Edgar de Saint-Preux * Annette Poivre as Georgette * Jean Debucourt as Monseigneur Sibué * Pauline Carton as Valérie * Pierrette Bruno as La soeur de Georgette * Geneviève Cluny as Régine * Clément Harari as Marchot * Jacques Dufilho as Fernand * Denise Kerny as Simone * Hubert de Lapparent as A tenant * José Artur José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
