André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French

dramatist A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. Ben Jonson coined the term "playwri ...

, author of comedies,

librettist A libretto (From the Italian word , ) 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 ...

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and dialoguist.

Biography

André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the

Théâtre de Cluny The théâtre de Cluny () or théâtre Cluny was an entertainment venue located at 71 boulevard Saint-Germain in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, inaugurated in 1864 and closed in 1989. Productions (selection) * 1869 : '' Le Juif Polonais'', op ...

, located in the

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of Paris. After his conscription and before World War I, he became famous by going into the military

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment which began in France in the middle of the 19th century. A ''vaudeville'' was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a drama ...

, a popular genre at the time with plays like ''Tire au flanc'', ''Le Tampon du capiston'', then ''Les Dégourdis de la 11e''. After the war, he collaborated with Nicolas Nancey on ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'' in 1919 and ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'' in 1925. During the 1920s, he gained interest in

operetta Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs and including dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, and length of the work. Apart from its shorter length, the oper ...

and created several extravaganza pieces, operettas and sketch comedies with a famous author by the name of Albert Willemetz. In 1924, the operetta ''Les Amants de Venise'' is created at the

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. The piece is performed again in 1928, at the

théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny () is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnie ...

under the title ''Venise''. In 1950 le théâtre du Châtelet sets up ''Pour Don Carlos'', music by Francis Lopez,

libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...

by André Mouëzy-Éon.

Plays and operettas

* ''Tire-au-flanc''. Vaudeville in three acts (with André Sylvane, 1904) * ''L'Enfant de ma sœur''. Play in three acts (with Robert Francheville, 12 November 1908) * ''Les Dégourdis de la 11e''. Vaudeville in three acts (with Charles Daveillans, 20 November 1913) * ''La Folle Nuit''. Conte galant in three acts (with Félix Gandéra, music by Marcel Pollet, at the théâtre Édouard VII, 5 April 1917) * ''La Petite Bonne d'Abraham''. Conte biblique in three acts (with Félix Gandéra, music by Marcel Pollet, at the théâtre Édouard VII, 13 December 1917) * ''Le Tampon du capiston''. Vaudeville in three acts (with Alfred Vercourt and Jean Bever, 1918) * ''La Liaison dangereuse'' (1 January 1919) * ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin''. Vaudeville in three acts (with Nicolas Nancey, 1919) * ''Le Crime du Bouif''. Crime drama in four acts (based on a novel by

Georges de La Fouchardière Georges Alphonse de La Fouchardière (February 1874 - 10 February 1946) was a French writer and journalist. He wrote for the Canard enchaîné (creator of the "Chronique du Bouif"), at ''L'Œuvre'', as well as being the author of several litera ...

, 4 February 1921) * ''Bibi-la-Purée''. Play in four acts (with Alexandre Fontanes, 1924) * ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare''. Vaudeville in three acts (with Nicolas Nancey, 1924) * ''Au premier de ces messieurs''. Play in three acts (with Yves Mirande, 14 May 1926) * ''Plein aux as''. Play in four acts (with Alexandre Fontanes, based on the novel ''Flipotte'' by Henry Kistemaeckers, at the

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, 1926) * ''Venise'' (25 June 1927) * ''Le Renard chez les poules'' (31 January 1929) * ''Olive'' (2 November 1929) * ''L'Amour à l'américaine''. Comedy in three acts (with Robert Spitzer, 20 March 1930) * ''Sidonie Panache''. Operetta in two acts (with Albert Willemetz, music by Josef Szulc, 6 December 1930) * ''La Chienne''. Play in three acts (based on a novel by Georges de La Fouchardière, 12 December 1930) * ''600 000 francs par mois''. Play in three acts (with Albert-Jean, based on a novel by Jean Drault, 9 November 1931) * ''Nina-Rosa'' (22 December 1931) * ''La Tulipe noire'' (18 March 1932) * ''La Dubarry'' (21 October 1933) * ''Rose de France'' (28 October 1933) * '' The Great Waltz'' (21 December 1933) * ''Au temps des Merveilleuses'' (25 December 1934) * ''Un coup de veine'' (11 October 1935) * ''Au soleil du Mexique'' (18 December 1935) * ''Yana'' (24 December 1936) * ''Le Chant du tzigane'' (11 December 1937) * ''La Margoton du bataillon'' (22 December 1937) * ''Billie et son équipe'' by Michel Emer and Jean Sautreuil, libretto by André Mouëzy-Éon and Albert Willemetz,

Théâtre Mogador Théâtre Mogador (), founded in 1913 with design by Bertie Crewe, is a Parisian music hall theatre located at 25, Rue de Mogador in the 9th arrondissement. It seats 1,600 people on three tiers (orchestra: 787 seats, boxes: 432 seats, balconies ...

(6 March 1939) * Théâtre du

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** 1941 : ''La Bonne Tempête'' ** 1941 : ''La Sauce archiduc'' ** 1942 : ''Fermeture éclair'' ** 1943 : ''Lune rousse'' ** 1944 : ''Factice'' ** 1946 : ''Monsieur est servi'' * ''Chanson gitane'', operetta by A. Mouezy-Eon and Maurice Yvain (December 1946, Gaîté Lyrique) * ''Pour Don Carlos'', music by Francis Lopez, libretto by André Mouëzy-Éon, songs by Raymond Vincy after Pierre Benoit, mise en scène

Maurice Lehmann Maurice Lehmann (May 14, 1895 – May 17, 1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film ''Koenigsmark (1923 film), Koenigsmark'' in which he played the title role.Goble p.36 In 1956 Cannes F ...

(1950, Théâtre du Châtelet)

Filmography

Films based on plays by André Mouëzy-Éon

* ''Le Crime du Bouif'', directed by Henri Pouctal (France, 1922, based on the play ''Le Crime du Bouif'') * ''Bibi-la-Purée'', directed by

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(France, 1926, based on the play ''Bibi-la-Purée'') * ''Tire-au-flanc'', directed by

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(France, 1928, based on the play ''Tire-au-flanc'') * ''Le Tampon du capiston'', directed by

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and Joé Francis (France, 1930, based on the play ''Le Tampon du capiston'') * '' The Matrimonial Bed'', directed by

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(1930, based on the play ''Au premier de ces messieurs'') * ''

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'', directed by

(France, 1931, based on the play ''La Chienne'') * '' American Love (film)'', directed by

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and Paul Fejos (France, 1931, based on the play ''L'Amour à l'américaine'') * '' The Mad Night'', directed by Robert Bibal (France, 1932, based on the play ''La Folle Nuit'') * ''L'Enfant de ma sœur'', directed by

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(France, 1933, based on the play ''L'Enfant de ma sœur'') * ''Le Crime du Bouif'', directed by André Berthomieu (France, 1933, based on the play ''Le Crime du Bouif'') * ''Tire-au-flanc'', directed by

(France, 1933, based on the play ''Tire-au-flanc'') * ''Ah! Quelle gare!'', directed by René Guissart (France, 1933, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'') * '' 600,000 Francs a Month'', directed by Léo Joannon (France, 1933, based on the play ''600 000 francs par mois'') * ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'', directed by Jean Kemm (France, 1933, based on the play ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'') * ', directed by Jacques Houssin (France, 1933, based on the play ''Plein aux as'') * '' Sidonie Panache'', directed by

(France, 1934, based on the operetta ''Sidonie Panache'') * ''Bibi-la-Purée'', directed by Léo Joannon (France, 1935, based on the play ''Bibi-la-Purée'') * ''Mr. What's-His-Name?'', directed by

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(UK, 1935, based on the play ''Au premier de ces messieurs'') * ', directed by

Christian-Jaque Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), ''M ...

(France, 1937, based on the play ''Les Dégourdis de la 11e'') * ''

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'', directed by Jan Sviták (Czechoslovakia, 1941, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'') * '' Kisses for Breakfast'', directed by

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(English, 1941, based on the play ''Au premier de ces messieurs'') * '' Scarlet Street'', directed by

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(1945, based on the play ''La Chienne'') * ', directed by Eduardo Boneo (Argentina, 1946, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'') * ''Le Tampon du capiston'', directed by

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(France, 1950, based on the play ''Le Tampon du capiston'') * ''Tire-au-flanc'', directed by Fernand Rivers (France, 1950, based on the play ''Tire-au-flanc'') * ''Le Crime du Bouif'', directed by André Cerf (France, 1952, based on the play ''Le Crime du Bouif'') * ''

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'', directed by Claude de Givray and

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(France, 1961, based on the play ''Tire-au-flanc'') * ', directed by Julio Saraceni (Argentina, 1962, based on the play ''L'Enfant de ma sœur'') * ', directed by Leo Fleider (Argentina, 1963, based on the play ''Tire-au-flanc'') * '' Gran valor en la facultad de medicina'', directed by

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(Argentina, 1981, based on the play ''L'Enfant de ma sœur'')

Screenwriter

* 1930 : ' (dir.

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) (short film) * 1932 : '' The Blaireau Case'' (dir.

) * 1933 : ' (dir.

Jacques Darmont Jacques Darmont was a French film director author of three films in the 1930s. Filmography * 1933: ' * 1934: ''The Uncle from Peking'' * 1936: ' External links

* French film directors Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Fra ...

) * 1933 : ' (dir. Abel Jacquin and Georges Pallu) * 1933 : ' (dir. René Pujol) * 1933 : ''Faut réparer Sophie'' (dir. Alexandre Ryder) * 1934 : ''Sans famille'' (dir.

) * 1936 : ' (dir.

Abel Gance Abel Gance (; born Abel Eugène Alexandre Péréthon; 25 October 188910 November 1981) was a French film director, producer, writer and actor. A pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, he is best known for three major silent films: ''J'ac ...

) * 1936 : '' Bach the Detective'' (dir. René Pujol) * 1936 : ' (dir. René Pujol and

Jacques Darmont Jacques Darmont was a French film director author of three films in the 1930s. Filmography * 1933: ' * 1934: ''The Uncle from Peking'' * 1936: ' External links

* French film directors Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{Fra ...

) * 1938 : ' (dir. René Pujol) * 1943 : ' (dir. Jacques Houssin) * 1958 : ' (dir. André Berthomieu)

Actor

* 1950 : ''Tire-au-flanc'' (dir. Fernand Rivers) * 1961 : ''

'' (dir. Claude de Givray and

)

Books

* André Mouëzy-Éon, ''Les Adieux de la troupe : souvenirs de théâtre'', éditions La Table ronde, 1963

External links

André Mouëzy-Éon
on BNF (identifier)
Opérettes et comédies musicales de Mouëzy-Éon
sur le site ''La Comédie musicale en France''
36 films liés à André Mouezy-Eon
sur CinéRessources.net

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mouezy-Eon, Andre French male film actors 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French screenwriters French composers French lyricists People from Loire-Atlantique Male actors from Pays de la Loire 1880 births 1967 deaths