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French actor, film director and screenwriter
Georges Berr
Born 30 July 1867 Died 21 July 1942(1942-07-21) (aged 74)Paris
Occupation(s) Dramatist, actor
Georges Berr (30 July 1867 – 21 July 1942) in Paris, was a French actor and dramatist, a member and
sociétaire of the
Comédie-Française from 1886 to 1923.
Under the
pseudonyms Colias and Henry Bott he wrote several plays, particularly in collaboration with
Louis Verneuil . He was
Jean-Pierre Aumont 's maternal great-uncle.
Plays
Partial list of plays written or cowritten by Berr.
L'Amant de Madame Vidal
La Pomme by Verneuil and Berr
L'École des contribuables [
fr ]
1900: Moins cinq... by
Paul Gavault and Berr,
Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1901: L'Inconnue by Gavault and Berr, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1901: Madame Flirt by Gavault and Berr,
Théâtre de l'Athénée
1902: Les Aventures du capitaine Corcoran by Gavault, Berr and
Adrien Vély ,
Théâtre du Châtelet
1902: La Carotte by Berr, Paul Dehere and Marcel Guillemaud, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1904: La Dette by Gavault and Berr,
Théâtre de l'Odéon
1905: Les Merlereau , 3 acts comedy,
Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
1905: La Marche forcée by Berr and Marc Sonal, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1913: Un jeune homme qui se tue , 4 acts comedy,
Théâtre Femina
1914: J'ose pas , 3 acts comedy, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
1922:
Dom Juan de
Molière ,
Comédie-Française
1925: Azaïs by
Louis Verneuil and Berr
1928: Le passage de Vénus , 3 acts comedie-bouffe,
Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt
1930: Miss France by Berr and Verneui,
Théâtre Édouard VII
1930: Guignol, un cambrioleur by Berr and Verneuil,
Théâtre de la Potinière
1934: Mon crime de Georges Berr and Verneuil,
Théâtre des Variétés
1935: Les Fontaines lumineuses by Berr and Verneuil, Théâtre des Variétés
1937:
The Train for Venice by
Louis Verneuil and Berr,
Théâtre Saint-Georges
1946: Azaïs , 3 acts comedy by Verneuil and Berr,
Théâtre Daunou
Filmography
Actor
Director
Writer
The Million (Silent film, 1914, based on Le Million )
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (Silent film, 1920, based on Madame Flirt )
La principessa Bebè (Silent film, 1921, based on Princesse Bébé )
The World at Her Feet (Silent film, 1927, based on Maître Bolbec and son mari )
My Sister and I (Silent film, 1929, based on Ma sœur et moi )
Burglars (German, 1930, based on Guignol, le cambrioleur )
Le Million (French, 1931, based on Le Million )
My Cousin from Warsaw (French, 1931, based on Ma cousine de Varsovie )
Un coup de téléphone [
fr ] (French, 1932, based on Un coup de téléphone )
Azaïs (French, 1932, based on Azaïs )
Just My Luck (1933, based on Azaïs )
Ihre Durchlaucht, die Verkäuferin (German, 1933, based on Ma sœur et moi )
Chourinette (French, 1934, original screenplay)
The Bread Peddler (French, 1934, dialogue)
Arlette and Her Fathers (French, 1934, based on Avril )
L'École des contribuables [
fr ] (French, 1934, based on L'École des contribuables )
Maître Bolbec et son mari [
fr ] (French, 1934, based on Maître Bolbec et son mari )
Le Bossu (French, 1934, dialogue)
Ferdinand the Roisterer (French, 1935, dialogue)
Speak to Me of Love (French, 1935, based on Parlez-moi d'amour )
The Squadron's Baby (French, 1935, dialogue)
The Lover of Madame Vidal (French, 1936, based on L'amant de Madame Vidal )
Un scandale aux Galeries [
fr ] (French, 1937, dialogue)
True Confession (1937, based on Mon Crime )
The Train for Venice (French, 1938, based on Le train pour Venise )
My Life with Caroline (1941, based on Le train pour Venise )
Mischievous Susana (Spanish, 1945, based on Ma sœur et moi )
Cross My Heart (1946, based on Mon Crime )
Ma tante d'Honfleur (French, 1949, based on Ma tante d'Honfleur )
Canas al aire (Spanish, 1949, based on L'amant de Madame Vidal )
My Sister and I (Swedish, 1950, based on Ma sœur et moi )
Cosas de mujer (Spanish, 1951, based on Maître Bolbec and son mari )
The Passage of Venus (French, 1951, based on Le Passage de Vénus )
My Sister and I (German, 1954, based on Ma sœur et moi )
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