Amédée Ferdinand René Pujol (21 August 1887 - 21 January 1942) was a French

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 ...

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, and

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 ...

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 Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independen ...

: ' *

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 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

: '' The Typist Gets Married'' *

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

: ' * 1936 : ' * 1936 : '' Bach the Detective'' *

1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Feb ...

: ' * 1937 : ' * 1937 : ''Le Plus Beau Gosse de France'' * 1937 : ''La Griffe du hasard'' * 1937 : ' *

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

: ''Trois artilleurs en vadrouille'' * 1938 : ''Deux de la réserve'' * 1938 : ' * 1938 : ''

That's Sport ''That's Sport'' (French: ''Ça... c'est du sport'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by René Pujol and starring Pierre Larquey, Henri Garat and Suzanne Dehelly. The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne. Cast * ...

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1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

: ' * 1939 : '' My Aunt the Dictator'' *

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, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...

: ' (''Monsieur Bibi'')

Screenwriter, dialoguist

1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...

: ''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 be on J ...

: ''

Le Roi des resquilleurs ''Le Roi des resquilleurs'' is a French film directed by Pierre Colombier, released in 1930. It was distributed in the US as ''The King of the Gate Crashers''. Details * Title : ''Le Roi des resquilleurs'' * Rirector: Pierre Colombier * Writer: P ...

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: ''

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 in his directorial debut and starring Marcel Lévesque, Jean Gabin and Josseline Gaël.Harriss p.195 It was s ...

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

Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Paris in Five Days'' (1926) * ''The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * ''Dolly (film), Dolly'' (1929) * ''His Best Client'' (1932) * ''One Nig ...

* 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 (1918 series), The Count of Monte Cristo'' se ...

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

: ''

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 ...

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: ' * 1933 : ' * 1933 : '' The Two Orphans'' de

Maurice Tourneur Maurice Félix Thomas (; 2 February 1876 – 4 August 1961), known as Maurice Tourneur (), was a French film director and screenwriter. Life Born Maurice Félix Thomas in the Épinettes district (17th arrondissement of Paris), his father was a w ...

* 1933 : ' * 1933 : '' Toto'' by

Jacques Tourneur Jacques Tourneur (; ; November 12, 1904 – December 19, 1977) was a French-American filmmaker, active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known as an auteur of stylish and atmospheric genre films, many of them for RKO Pictures, including ...

* 1933 : ' by

Fedor Ozep Fedor Ozep or Fyodor Otsep (, ''Fyodor Aleksandrovich Otsep''; February 9, 1895 – June 20, 1949) was a Russian-American film director and screenwriter, born in Moscow. An important early writer on film and film theory, he served as dramaturge f ...

(adaptation and dialogues) * 1933 : '' Theodore and Company'' by

* 1933 : ' *

: ''Y faut s'marier'' * 1934 :'' Sidonie Panache'' * 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 (director), Alfred Machin) * ''M ...

(dialogues) * 1934 : '' A Man Has Been Stolen'' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : '' The Typist Gets Married'' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : ' * 1934 : ' *

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

: ' * 1935 : '' If I Were Boss'' by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, in Graz – 2 November 1994, in Le Plessis-Bouchard) was a film director in France. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''If I Were Boss (1934 film), If I Were Boss'' ( ...

(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 realism, poetic ...

) * 1935 : ''

Honeymoon A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds after their wedding to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase in a couple ...

'', by Pierre-Jean Ducis * 1935 : '' His Excellency Antonin'' 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: '' Billetin ...

* 1935 : ' * 1935 : '' Count Obligado'' * 1935 : ''Monsieur Sans-Gêne'' * 1935 : '' The Mascot'' * 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. ...

'' * 1935 : '' Happy Arenas'' *

: ''

Marinella Kyriaki Papadopoulou (; born 19 May 1938), known by her stage name Marinella (), is a Greek singer whose career has spanned several decades. She is well regarded due to her impressive vocal range.Dragoumanos, Petros (2009). ''Elliniki Diskogr ...

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

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot in ...

'' * 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 actres ...

'', by Rowland V. Lee * 1936 : ' *

: '' The Blue Mouse'' * 1937 : ' 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 ...

(script with Jean Aurenche) * 1937 : ''La Griffe du hasard'' * 1937 : ''La Caserne en folie'' * 1937 : '' The Secrets of the Red Sea'' by

: ''Le Plus Beau Gosse de France'' * 1938 : '' Tricoche et Cacolet'' * 1938 : '' Lights of Paris'' by

(script with Richard Liebmann) * 1938 :''

The Tamer ''The Tamer'' (French: ''Le dompteur'') is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Saturnin Fabre, Jean-Pierre Kérien and Monique Rolland. Bessy & Chirat p.259 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacq ...

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: '' Bécassine'' *

1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...

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1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

: ' * 1942 : ''

No Love Allowed ''Unapologetic'' is the seventh studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 19 November 2012 by Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album, ''Ta ...

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1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

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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. Selected ...

* 1931 : '' Après l'amour'' 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 avan ...

* 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 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 to become ...

*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, famous for his titular role in ''Beethoven's Great Love'' and as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (1934 film), the 1934 version of ''Les Misérables''. Life Initially a stage actor ...

*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

References

External links

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