Christian Gérard Mazas (4 October 1903 – 27 July 1984), known as Christian-Gérard,Sometimes spelt without hyphen. was a French stage and film actor as well as theater director.

Theatre

Comedian

* 1932 : ' by

Jacques Deval Jacques Deval (27 June 1895 – 19 December 1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director. Novels *''Marie Galante'' (1931) Plays *''Une faible femme''; a comedy in three acts (1920) *''Dans sa candeur naïve''; a comedy in thre ...

, directed by

Jacques Baumer Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 – 20 June 1951), was a French theatre director and comedian. Filmography * 1932: '' That Scoundrel Morin'' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''Étienne'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by Max ...

Théâtre Saint-Georges The Théâtre Saint-Georges () is a theatre in the French capital Paris, located on the Rue Saint-Georges from which it takes its name. Designed by the architect Charles Siclis,Stoddard p.88 it was constructed on the site of a former mansion and o ...

* 1934 : ''Les Temps difficiles'' by

Édouard Bourdet Édouard Bourdet (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 26 October 1887 – Paris, 17 January 1945) was a 20th-century French playwright. He was married to the poet, Catherine Pozzi; their son was Claude Bourdet. Plays *1910: ''Le Rubicon'' *1912: ''La Cage o ...

Théâtre de la Michodière The Théâtre de la Michodière () is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre. History On the ...

* 1934 : ' 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 de la Madeleine The Théâtre de la Madeleine () is a theater in Paris built in the English style in 1924 on the site of a carousel. The first major success of the theatre came with the presentation of part one of '' The Merchants of Glory'' by Marcel Pagnol. T ...

* 1935 : ''Les Joies du Capitole'' operette by Jacques Bousquet,

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 ...

, music Raoul Moretti, théâtre de la Madeleine * 1936 : ''Christian'' by Yvan Noé,

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 ...

* 1937 : ''Bureau central des idées'' by Alfred Gehri, directed by Louis Tunc, théâtre de la Michodière * 1945 : ''Le Fleuve étincelant'' by Charles Morgan, directed by ,

théâtre Pigalle The Théâtre Pigalle () was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth ''arrondissement''. History Opened on June 20, 1929, financed by Philippe de Rothschild on the estate of his father Henri de Rothschild, the Rothschilds' ...

* 1946 : ''Charivari Courteline'' after

Georges Courteline Georges Courteline () born Georges Victor Marcel Moinaux (; 25 June 1858 – 25 June 1929) was a French dramatist and novelist, a satirist notable for his sharp wit and cynical humor. Biography His family moved from Tours in Indre-et-Loire to ...

, directed by Jean Mercure, théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1948 : ''La Ligne de chance'' by Albert Husson, directed by

Michèle Verly Michèle Verly (real name Michèle Armande Houillon; 19 July 1909 – 3 March 1952) was a French stage and film actress. She was managing director of the Théâtre Gramont from August 1945 until her untimely death. She died in the 1952 Air Fran ...

théâtre Gramont The théâtre Gramont was a theatre venue located at 30 rue de Gramont in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. René Dupuy was the managing director from 1954 to 1973. The place was transformed into a movie theatre (Le Gramont) in April 1974 then chan ...

Theater director

* 1946 : '' César'' by

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...

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 ...

* 1947 : ''Mort ou vif'' by Max Régnier, Théâtre de l'Étoile * 1950 : ''Jeff'' by Raoul Praxy,

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The (, literally, Theatre of the Comic-Ambiguity), a former Parisian theatre, was founded in 1769 on the boulevard du Temple immediately adjacent to the Théâtre de Nicolet. It was rebuilt in 1770 and 1786, but in 1827 was destroyed by fire. A ...

* 1950 : ''Mon bébé'' by

Maurice Hennequin Maurice Hennequin (10 December 1863 – 3 September 1926) was a French-naturalized Belgian playwright. Biography A great-grandson of the painter Philippe-Auguste Hennequin, Maurice Hennequin was the son of Alfred Hennequin (1842–1887), himse ...

after ''Baby mine'' by Margaret Mayo, théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin * 1950 : ''Les Héritiers Bouchard'' by Max Régnier, théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin * 1950 : ' by

Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents age ...

, Théâtre Montparnasse * 1951 : ''Cucendron ou la pure Agathe'' by

Robert Favart Marc Robert Favart (9 February 1911 – 26 July 2003) was a French actor, married to Jenny Carré, daughter of Albert Carré. Filmography Film *1938 in the movies, 1938: ''The City of Lights'' (by Jean de Limur) *1939 in the movies, 1939: ...

, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1951 : ''Le Congrès de Clermont-Ferrand'' by Marcel Franck, * 1952 : ''La Cuisine des anges'' by Albert Husson,

théâtre du Vieux-Colombier The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier is a theatre located at 21, rue du Vieux-Colombier, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It was founded in 1913 by the theatre producer and playwright Jacques Copeau. Today it is one of the three theatres in Paris ...

* 1952 : ''Back Street'' by Michel Dulud, * 1952 : ''La Duchesse d'Algues'' by Peter Blackmore, * 1952 : ''Zoé'' by

Jean Marsan Jean Marsan (7 April 1920 – 29 September 1977) was a French screenwriter and actor. He was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story for the film ''The Sheep Has Five Legs'' (1954). Selected filmography * '' The Secret of Monte Cri ...

, Comédie-Wagram * 1952 : ''On ne voit pas les cœurs'' by

André Chamson André Chamson (6 June 1900 – 9 November 1983) was a French archivist, novelist and essayist. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the father of the novelist Frédérique Hébrard. Biography Chamson was born at Nîme ...

, Théâtre Charles-de-Rochefort * 1953 : ''Les Pavés du ciel'' by Albert Husson, Théâtre des Célestins * 1953 : ''Hamlet de Tarascon'' by , * 1954 : ''Carlos et Marguerite'' by

Théâtre de la Madeleine The Théâtre de la Madeleine () is a theater in Paris built in the English style in 1924 on the site of a carousel. The first major success of the theatre came with the presentation of part one of '' The Merchants of Glory'' by Marcel Pagnol. T ...

* 1954 : ''Le Coin tranquille'' by Michel André, Théâtre Michel * 1955 : ''José'' by

Michel Duran Michel Duran, pen name of Michel Joseph Durand (22 April 1900, in Lyon – 18 February 1994, in Rambouillet) was a French actor, author, dialoguist and screenwriter. He was the son of Michel Jacques Durand and Marie Exbrayat.Archives municipales ...

Théâtre des Nouveautés The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...

* 1955 : ''La Grande Felia'' by

Jean-Pierre Conty Jean Pierre Conty, real name Jean Pierre Walrafen, (9 December 1917 – 12 September 1984) was a 20th-century French writer, famous for his spying novels. The hero of most of his novel is Mr. Suzuki, a Japanese spy. He has also published under t ...

, théâtre de l'Ambigu comique * 1955 : ''La Cuisine des anges'' by Albert Husson,

théâtre Édouard VII The Théâtre Édouard VII, also called théâtre Édouard VII – Sacha Guitry, is located in Paris between the Madeleine and the Palais Garnier in the 9th arrondissement. The square, in which there is a statue of King Edward VII, was opened ...

then théâtre des Célestins * 1956 : ''Les Trois Messieurs de Bois-Guillaume'' by

Louis Verneuil Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was b ...

, théâtre des Célestins * 1956 : ''La Nuit du 4 août'' by Albert Husson, théâtre Édouard VII * 1956 : ''Virginie'' by , théâtre Daunou * 1956 : ''Ce soir je dîne chez moi'' by Clare Kummer, Comédie-Wagram * 1957 : ''Trois Souris aveugles'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

Théâtre de la Renaissance The name Théâtre de la Renaissance () has been used successively for three distinct Parisian theatre companies. The first two companies, which were short-lived enterprises in the 19th century, used the Salle Ventadour, now an office building ...

* 1958 : ''Les Parisiens'' by Irène Strozzi and

Jean Parédès Jean Parédès (1914–1998) was a French film actor.Hayward p.145 Selected filmography * '' Three from St Cyr'' (1939) - Bréval * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) - Albert - le garçon de café * ''The Phantom Carriage'' (1939) - Un salutiste (uncr ...

Théâtre de l'Œuvre The Théâtre de l'Œuvre () is a Paris theatre on the Right Bank, located at 3, Cité Monthiers, entrance 55, rue de Clichy, in the 9° arrondissement. It is commonly conflated and confused with the late-nineteenth-century theater company named ...

* 1958 : ''Virginie'' by Michel André, Théâtre Michel * 1958 : ''Les portes claquent'' by Michel Fermaud, théâtre Daunou * 1959 : ''Trésor Party'' by Bernard Régnier after a novel by

P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Je ...

, Théâtre La Bruyère * 1960 : '' Boeing Boeing'' by Marc Camoletti,

Comédie-Caumartin The Comédie-Caumartin () is a 380-seat capacity theatre located at 25 rue de Caumartin in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Histoire Inaugurated in 1901 under the name Comédie-Royale, the venue is dedicated to humour and particularly to Play ...

* 1960 : ''Les femmes veulent savoir'' by Jacques Glaizal and Anne Blehaut, théâtre des Arts * 1961 : ''Niki-Nikou'' by Jacques Bernard, théâtre de la Potinière * 1961 : ''Alcool'' by

Jacques Robert (writer) Jacques Robert (27 June 1921 – 11 August 1997) was a French author, screenwriter and journalist. Biography Jacques Robert was born on 27 June 1921 in Lyon, France. He started his writing career as a journalist. In May 1945 Jacques Robert ...

, * 1962 : ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' by

Anita Loos Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put h ...

, théâtre des Arts * 1963 : ' by

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées * 1963 : ''Des enfants de cœur'' by

François Campaux François Campaux, (14 April 1906 in Auxerre- 8 August 1983 in Paris), was a French film director, screenwriter and playwright. Filmography Director * 1946 in the movies, 1946 : ''Henri Matisse (short film)'' * 1949 in the movies, 1949 : ' ...

, * 1964 : ''Des enfants de cœur'' by François Campaux, théâtre de l'Ambigu comique * 1964 : ' by Gaby Bruyère, théâtre de la Potinière * 1965 : ''Jamais trop tard'' by Arthur Long Summer, théâtre des Arts * 1965 : ''Des enfants de cœur'' by François Campaux, théâtre des Arts * 1966 : ''Baby Hamilton'' by

Maurice Braddell Maurice Lee Braddell (23 November 1900 – 28 July 1990) was an English actor, author and art restorer. Maurice Braddell was born in Folkestone, Kent, England, and lived in New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is th ...

and Anita Hart, théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin * 1966 : ''La Bonne Adresse'' by Marc Camoletti, théâtre des Nouveautés * 1967 : ''L'erreur est juste'' by Jean Paxet, théâtre des Arts * 1968 : ''Des enfants de cœur'' by François Campaux,

Filmography

;Actor * 1922 : ''

La Femme de nulle part ''La Femme de nulle part'' (''The Woman from Nowhere'') is a 1922 French film directed by Louis Delluc. The screenplay was one of three screenplays published under the title ''Drames du Cinema'' in 1923. Plot In a villa close to Genoa, a man s ...

'' by

Louis Delluc Louis Delluc (; 14 October 1890 – 22 March 1924) was an Impressionist French film director, screenwriter and film critic. Biography Delluc was born in Cadouin in 1890. His family moved to Paris in 1903. After graduating from the university, ...

(unsure) * 1927 : ''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 ...

* 1928 : ''L'Âme de pierre'' by

Gaston Roudès Gaston Roudès (born 24 March 1878, Béziers, Hérault, France; d. 5 November 1958, Villejuif, Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it ...

* 1928 : '' Les Nouveaux Messieurs'' by

Jacques Feyder Jacques Feyder (; 21 July 1885 – 24 May 1948) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter and actor who worked principally in France, but also in the US, Britain and Germany. He was a director of silent films during the 1920s, and in the 193 ...

* 1928 : '' Princess Mandane'' by

Germaine Dulac Germaine Dulac (; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942)Flitterman-Lewis 1996 was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early chil ...

* 1928 : ''La Symphonie pathétique'' by Henri Etievant and Mario Nalpas * 1932 : ''Le Fils improvisé'' by René Guissart * 1932 : '' La Merveilleuse Journée'' by

Robert Wyler Robert Wyler (September 25, 1900 – January 17, 1971) was a Swiss-American film producer and associate producer. He was the older brother of film director William Wyler and a nephew of Universal Pictures, Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle. ...

Yves Mirande Yves Mirande (Bagneux (8 May 1876 – 17 March 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. Career Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era. Filmography * ''She Wolves'' ...

* 1932 : ''L'Aimable Lingère'', short by

Émile-Bernard Donatien Émile-Bernard Donatien (1887–1955) was a French actor, writer, set designer Scenic design, also known as stage design or set design, is the creation of scenery for theatrical productions including plays and musicals. The term can also b ...

* 1933 : ' by René Guissart : Lahoche * 1933 : ''

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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 ...

: Bardac * 1933 : '' L'Épervier'' by

Marcel L'Herbier Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued unti ...

* 1934 : '' Jeanne'' by Georges Marret * 1934 : ''Maître Bolbec et son mari'' by Jacques Natanson : Valentin * 1935 : '' Dora Nelson'' by René Guissart : Raoul d'Aubigny * 1935 : '' Valse royale'' by

Jean Grémillon Jean Grémillon (; 3 October 1901 – 25 November 1959) was a French film director. Biography Grémillon was born in Bayeux and spent his early years in Cerisy-la-Forêt in Normandy. His father was employed by the Ouest railway company. Durin ...

: Pilou * 1936 : ''

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'' by Raymond Bernard : l'amoureux * 1936 : '' The Heart Disposes'' by Georges Lacombe * 1936 : ' by

and

Alexandre Ryder Alexandre Ryder (1891–1966) was a Polish-born French film director best known for his crime drama films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 20 films between 1920 and 1950. His 1940 film '' Après Mein Kampf mes crimes'' (''My Crimes afte ...

: Fernand Worms * 1936 : '' La Vie parisienne'' by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German Jewish film director. His career spanned some 40 years, working extensively in the United States and France, as well as in his native country. Though he worked in many genres, he was ...

: Georges * 1936 : ''

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Jean Choux Jean Choux (1887–1946) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer born in Geneva. He was active in French and Italian cinema from the silent era until his death in 1946. Filmography * ''The Vocation of André C ...

: Coco * 1936 : ''

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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 ...

: Max d'Audeline * 1936 : ''Mon cousin de Marseille'' short by Germain Fried * 1937 : ''Le Petit Bateau'' short by Pierre Ramelot * 1938 : ''

The City of Lights ''The City of Lights'' (French: ''La Cité des lumières'') is a 1938 French drama film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Madeleine Robinson, Daniel Lecourtois, and Claire Gérard.https://www.unifrance.org/film/37918/la-cite-des-lumieres The ...

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Jean de Limur Jean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976, Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include ''La Garçonne (1936 film), La Garçonne'' (1936) and ''The Letter (1929 film), The Letter' ...

* 1939 : ' by

: Xavier Lahurque * 1939 : '' Ma tante dictateur'' by

René Pujol Amédée Ferdinand René Pujol (21 August 1887 - 21 January 1942) was a French screenwriter, film director, and librettist. Biography Partial list of publications *1919 : ''L'Homme qui gagne'', Éditions françaises illustrées *1928 : ''S.O ...

: Guy Leroy * 1940 : ' by

* 1941 : ''

Boléro ''Boléro'' is a 1928 work for large orchestra by French composer Maurice Ravel. It is one of Ravel's most famous compositions. It was also one of his last completed works before illness diminished his ability to write music. Composition T ...

'' by Jean Boyer : Paul Bardot * 1942 : '' Le Prince charmant'' by Jean Boyer : Arsène * 1942 : '' Frederica'' by Jean Boyer : a friend of Gilbert * 1942 : ' by Christian Chamborant : Léon Tourlet * 1943 : '' Le Colonel Chabert'' by

René Le Hénaff René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné, René Clair, and Géza von Radványi among others. His three films with Carné in the late ...

* 1948 : ' by Jean Tedesco

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théâtre Marigny The Théâtre Marigny () is a theatre in Paris, situated near the junction of the Champs-Élysées and the Avenue Marigny in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, 8th arrondissement. It was originally built to designs of the architect Charles Garnie ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

: ''Virginie'' by Michel André ** 1966 : ''La Cuisine des anges'' by Albert Husson ** 1966 : ' by Michel Fermaud **

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

: ''José'' by

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: ''Ombre chère'' by

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

: ''Je l'aimais trop'' by

Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. ''Le Monde'' called him "the last of the great Catholic philosophers." Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he was the son o ...

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