Renée Passeur (21 October 1905 – 16 January 1975) was a French actress and singer. Extravagant personality of the so-called
Tout-Paris, Renée Passeur embodied eccentric characters in films. She was the spouse of author and
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 ...
Steve Passeur (1899-1966).
Partial filmography
*
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly demonstrating that DNA is the genetic material.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris B ...
: ''Dans l'ombre du harem'' (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 ...
and
André Liabel)
*1928: ''
L'Occident'' (by
Henri Fescourt
Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career.
Filmography
* 1912 : ''Un vol a été commis''
* 1912 : ''Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin''
* 1912 : ''Paris-Saint ...
) - Arnaud's fiancée
*
1929
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...
: ''
The Wonderful Day'' (by
René Barberis
René Barberis (11 March 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a French screenwriter and film director.Bentley p.52
Selected filmography
Director
* ''Colette the Unwanted'' (1927)
* ''The Vein'' (1928)
* ''The Unknown Dancer'' (1929)
* ''Temptation (1929 ...
) - L'inconnue
*
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 ...
: ''
La nuit est à nous'' (by
Roger Lion) - (uncredited)
*
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 ...
: ''Roumanie, terre d'amour'' (by
Camille de Morlhon) - Zanfira
*1931: ''
Mon cœur et ses millions'' (by
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (; 16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro.
Selected filmography
Director
* '' Not So Stupid'' (1928)
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929)
...
) (under the name Modeste Arveyres) - Yolande de Vaneuse
*1931: ''Monsieur cambriole'' (
Short, by
Maurice de Canonge
Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.222 He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon.
Selected filmography Director
* ''Stowaway Olive'' (1931)
* ''Olive se ...
)
*1931: ''Diablette'' (Short, by
Lucien Jaquelux)
*
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 ...
: ''L'Affaire Blaireau'' (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 ...
) - Mademoiselle de Chaville
*1932: ''Les tutti-frutti'' (Short, by
Jean Gourguet)
*
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 ...
: ' (by
Karl Anton
Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
Biography
He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father, Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician. ...
)
*
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 ...
: ''Surprise partie'' (Short, by
Marc Didier)
*1934: ''Six trente cinq'' (Short, by Pierre de Rameroy)
*
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 ...
: ''Face au destin'' (by
Henri Fescourt
Henri Fescourt (23 November 1880 – 9 August 1966) was a French film director. He directed some 40 films in his career.
Filmography
* 1912 : ''Un vol a été commis''
* 1912 : ''Le Petit restaurant de l'impasse Canin''
* 1912 : ''Paris-Saint ...
)
*
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 Uni ...
: ''
Young Love'' (by
Guy Lefranc
Guy Lefranc (21 October 1919 - 1 February 1994) was a French director and screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwr ...
) - Léa
*
1953
Events
January
* January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma.
* January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo.
* January 14
** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
: ''
Carnival
Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
Carnival typi ...
'' (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 F ...
) - an aunt
*1953: ''
Le Guérisseur'' (by
Yves Ciampi
Yves Ciampi (; 9 February 1921 – 5 November 1982) was a French film director. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975. His 1965 film ''Heaven on One's Head'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festiv ...
) - the countess
*
1954
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 ...
: ''
Les Intrigantes'' (by
Henri Decoin
Henri Decoin (18 March 1890 – 4 July 1969) was a French film director and screenwriter, who directed more than 50 films between 1933 and 1964. He was also a swimmer who won the national title in 1911 and held the national record in the 500 ...
) - Mme Marcange, the author's wife
*
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
: ''
Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' (by
Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Jean-Paul Étienne Dreyfus, better known as Jean-Paul Le Chanois (; 25 October 1909 – 8 July 1985), was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. His film ''...Sans laisser d'adresse'' won the Golden Bear, Golden Bear (Comedies) awar ...
) - la visiteuse snob
*1955: ''
L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet
''The Impossible Mr. Pipelet'' (), is a French comedy drama film from 1955, directed by André Hunebelle, written by Jacques Gut, starring Michel Simon and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles "The Impossible Mr. Pipelet" (interna ...
'' (by
André Hunebelle
André Hunebelle (; 1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director.
Master Glass Artist
After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a m ...
) - Mme Richet, the landlord's wife
*1955: ''
The Little Rebels'' (by
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy (; 12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a Pro ...
) - Francis's grandmother
*
1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
: ''
Maid in Paris'' (by
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Pierre Gaspard-Huit (29 November 1917 – 1 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1963 film '' Shéhérazade'', which starred Anna Karina. He was once married to actress Claudine Auger when she was 18, and he w ...
) - the woman with the gigolo
*1956: ''
Les carottes sont cuites'' (by
Robert Vernay
Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter.
Career
In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on ''Pépé le Moko''.
In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of ...
)
*
1957
Events January
* January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany.
* January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.
* January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
: ''
La Garçonne'' (by
Jacqueline Audry
Jacqueline Audry (25 September 1908 – 22 June 1977) was a French film director who began making films in post-World War II France and specialised in literary adaptations. She was the first commercially successful female director of post-war ...
) - Mme Sorbier
*
1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
: ''
Rafles sur la ville'' (by
Pierre Chenal
Pierre Chenal (; 5 December 1904 – 23 December 1990) was a French director and screenwriter who flourished in the 1930s. He was married to Czech-born French film actress Florence Marly from 1937 to 1955.
Work
Chenal was best known for film noi ...
) - the gamer
*1958: ''
Le Miroir à deux faces
''Le Miroir à deux faces'' is a 1958 French crime drama film directed by André Cayatte who co-wrote screenplay with Gérard Oury, Jean Meckert and Denis Perret. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Bourvil and Ivan Desny. It was called ''The M ...
'' (by
André Cayatte
André Cayatte (; 3 February 1909 – 6 February 1989) was a French filmmaker, writer and lawyer, who became known for his films centering on themes of crime, justice, and moral responsibility.
Biography
Cayatte began his directoral career at ...
) - Carine, a patient of doctor Bosc
*
1959
Events
January
* January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
: ''
Oh ! Qué mambo
Oh, OH, or Oh! is an interjection, often proclaiming surprise. It may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music Albums
* ''Oh!'' (Girls' Generation album), 2010
* ''Oh!'' (ScoLoHoFo album), 2003
* ''OH (ohio)'', by Lambchop, 2008
* ''Oh!'', an ...
'' (by
John Berry) - lady Gobert, a student of the fitness teacher on the beach
*1959: ''
Les Liaisons dangereuses
''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on March 23, 1782.
It is the story of the Marquise Isabelle de Merteu ...
'' (by
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director, and producer, as well as an author, artist, and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, s ...
) - a guest of the Valmont (uncredited)
*
1961
Events January
* January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union.
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
: ''
Captain Fracasse'' (by
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Pierre Gaspard-Huit (29 November 1917 – 1 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1963 film '' Shéhérazade'', which starred Anna Karina. He was once married to actress Claudine Auger when she was 18, and he w ...
) - Dame Léonarde, the duenna of the troop
*
1963
Events January
* January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
: ''
Strip-tease'' (by
Jacques Poitrenaud) - the rich woman
*
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
: ''
Circle of Love'' (by
Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim Plemiannikov (; 26 January 1928 – 11 February 2000) was a French screenwriter, film director, and producer, as well as an author, artist, and occasional actor. His best-known works are visually lavish films with erotic qualities, s ...
) - the neighbour
*1964: ''
Male Companion'' (by
Philippe de Broca
Philippe Claude Alex de Broca de Ferrussac (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French film director.
He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful ''That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', ''Le Magnifique, ...
) - the boss
*
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
: ''
La Métamorphose des cloportes'' (by
Pierre Granier-Deferre
Pierre Granier-Deferre (2 July 1927 – 16 November 2007) was a French film director and screenwriter.
His 1971 film ''Le Chat'' (The Cat) won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. His 19 ...
) - a friend of Léone
Theatre
* 1951: ''La Reine Mère ou Les Valois terribles''
Opéra-bouffe by
Pierre Devaux, music by
Georges Van Parys
Georges Van Parys (7 June 1902 in Paris – 28 January 1971 in Paris) was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vic ...
, directed by
Michel de Ré,
Théâtre du Quartier latin
* 1952: ''
N'écoutez pas, mesdames !'' by
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre (aesthetic), boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French ac ...
, directed by the author,
Théâtre des Variétés
The Théâtre des Variétés () is a theatre and "salle de spectacles" at 7–8, boulevard Montmartre, 2nd arrondissement, in Paris. It was declared a monument historique in 1974.
History
The theatre owed its creation to Mademoiselle Montans ...
External links
*
19 films liés à Renée Passeuron ''
Ciné-Ressources
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Initiated by the in collaboration with the , it provides access to more than 200,0 ...
.net''
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1905 births
1975 deaths
French film actresses
French silent film actresses
20th-century French actresses
Actresses from Paris