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French actor
André Mouëzy-Éon
André Mouëzy-Éon around 1910
Born André Marie Joseph Mouëzy-Éon
9 June 1880Died 23 October 1967(1967-10-23) (aged 87) Occupation(s) Dramatist, screenwriter, dialoguist
André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French
dramatist , author of comedies,
librettist ,
screenwriter and
dialoguist .
Biography
André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the
Théâtre de Cluny , located in the
Latin quarter of Paris. After his conscription and before World War I, he became famous by going into the military
vaudeville , 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 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
Opéra-Comique . The piece is performed again in 1928, at the
théâtre Marigny under the title Venise .
In 1950 le
théâtre du Châtelet sets up Pour Don Carlos , music by
Francis Lopez ,
libretto 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 , 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
Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique , 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 (6 March 1939)
Théâtre du
Grand Guignol
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 (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
Maurice Champreux (France, 1926, based on the play Bibi-la-Purée )
Tire-au-flanc , directed by
Jean Renoir (France, 1928, based on the play Tire-au-flanc )
Le Tampon du capiston , directed by
Jean Toulout and Joé Francis (France, 1930, based on the play Le Tampon du capiston )
The Matrimonial Bed , directed by
Michael Curtiz (1930, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs )
La Chienne , directed by
Jean Renoir (France, 1931, based on the play La Chienne )
American Love (film) , directed by
Claude Heymann 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
Henry Wulschleger (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
Henry Wulschleger (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 )
Plein aux as [
fr ] , directed by
Jacques Houssin (France, 1933, based on the play Plein aux as )
Sidonie Panache , directed by
Henry Wulschleger (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
Ralph Ince (UK, 1935, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs )
Les Dégourdis de la 11e [
fr ] , directed by
Christian-Jaque (France, 1937, based on the play Les Dégourdis de la 11e )
Station Master , directed by
Jan Sviták (Czechoslovakia, 1941, based on the play Il est cocu, le chef de gare )
Kisses for Breakfast , directed by
Lewis Seiler (English, 1941, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs )
Scarlet Street , directed by
Fritz Lang (1945, based on the play La Chienne )
El tercer huésped [
es ] , directed by Eduardo Boneo (Argentina, 1946, based on the play Il est cocu, le chef de gare )
Le Tampon du capiston , directed by
Maurice Labro (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 )
The Army Game , directed by
Claude de Givray and
François Truffaut (France, 1961, based on the play Tire-au-flanc )
Cristóbal Colón en la Facultad de Medicina [
es ] , directed by
Julio Saraceni (Argentina, 1962, based on the play L'Enfant de ma sœur )
Canuto Cañete, conscripto del siete [
es ] , directed by
Leo Fleider (Argentina, 1963, based on the play Tire-au-flanc )
Gran valor en la facultad de medicina , directed by
Enrique Cahen Salaberry (Argentina, 1981, based on the play L'Enfant de ma sœur )
Screenwriter
Actor
Books
André Mouëzy-Éon, Les Adieux de la troupe : souvenirs de théâtre , éditions La Table ronde, 1963
OCLC
21267818
External links
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