Stanislas-Andre Steeman (

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

on 23 January 1908 –

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on 15 December 1970) was a Belgian

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and French-language

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. His family, originally of Flemish extraction, had long been settled in Liège. He wrote many mystery novels, some of which were adapted to the screen, such as '' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'' or '' Mystery in Shanghai''.

Henri-Georges Clouzot Henri-Georges Clouzot (; 20 November 1907 – 12 January 1977) was a French film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best remembered for his work in the thriller film genre, having directed '' The Wages of Fear'' (1953) and '' Les Diabo ...

's ''

Quai des Orfèvres ''Quai des Orfèvres'' (; "Goldsmiths' Quay"; also known as ''Jenny Lamour'') is a 1947 French police procedural drama film based on the book ''Légitime défense'' by Stanislas-Andre Steeman. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot the film stars ...

'' is based on his novel ''Légitime Défense''.

Partial bibliography

* '' The Six Dead Men'' (1931) * ' (1931) * ' (1932) * ' (1932) * ''L'Ennemi sans visage'' (1934) * ''L'assassin habite au 21'' (1939) * ' (1942) * '' Crimes à vendre'' (1951) * '' 18 Fantômes'' (1952) * '' Six hommes à tuer'' (1956)

Filmography

* '' The Riverside Murder'', directed by Albert Parker (1935, based on the novel '' The Six Dead Men'') * '' The Last of the Six'', directed by Georges Lacombe (1941, based on the novel ''The Six Dead Men'') * '' The Murderer Lives at Number 21'', directed by

(1942, based on the novel ''L'assassin habite au 21'') * '' The Faceless Enemy'', directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage (1946, based on the novel ''L'Ennemi sans visage'') * '' Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards'', directed by E.G. de Meyst (1947, based on the novel ''Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens'') * ''

'', directed by

(1947, based on the novel ''Légitime Défense'') * '' The Murdered Model'', directed by Pierre de Hérain (1948, based on the novel ''Le Mannequin assassiné'') * ''

La muerte camina en la lluvia ''La muerte camina en la lluvia'' (English: ''The death walks in the rain'') is a 1948 Argentine suspense film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen and based upon the novel ''L'assassin habite au 21'' w ...

'', directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen (1948, based on the novel ''L'assassin habite au 21'') * '' The Ferret'', directed by

Raymond Leboursier Raymond Leboursier (22 May 1917 – 26 July 1987) was a French film editor, film director, actor, and screenwriter. Filmography Actor * 1930: ''Le Réquisitoire'' (first title of the film: ''Homicide'') by Dimitri Buchowetzki * 1931: ''The ...

(1950, based on the novel ''Crimes à vendre'') * '' Mystery in Shanghai'', directed by Roger Blanc (1950, based on the novel ''La Nuit du 12 au 13'') * ''

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'', directed by Henri Verneuil (1952,

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about Jules Maigret, Lemmy Caution and Inspector Wens) * '' Dortoir des grandes'', directed 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 ...

(1953, based on the novel ''18 Fantômes'') * ', directed by Ivan Govar (1964, based on the novel ''Six hommes à tuer'')

References

1908 births 1970 deaths 20th-century Belgian male writers 20th-century Belgian novelists Belgian crime fiction writers Belgian male novelists Belgian mystery writers Writers from Liège {{Belgium-bio-stub

Partial bibliography

Filmography

See also

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