__NOTOC__ Jacques B. Brunius (born Jacques Henri Cottance, 16 September 1906 – 24 April 1967) was a French actor, director and writer, who was born in

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and died in

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, UK. He was cremated in Sidmouth, with a tribute by Mesens. Assistant director to Luis Buñuel on '' L'Âge d'or'', he appeared in more than 30 movies, using several alternate names: Jacques Borel, J.B. Brunius, Jacques-Bernard Brunius, Jacques Brunius, Brunius, J.B.Brunius. He acted in many of the early, more political, movies of his friend Jean Renoir. During World War II he broadcast from England to France over ''

Radio Londres ''Radio Londres'' (, French for "Radio London") was a radio station broadcast from 1940 to 1944 by the BBC in London to Nazi-occupied France. It was entirely in French and was operated by the Free French who had escaped from occupied France. I ...

''. He married French-English actress Cecile Chevreau in 1951. Their son Richard was born in 1956. Member of the surrealist group in France and then in England, with his friend

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, Simon Watson Taylor and

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. Brunius attacked

Toni del Renzio Antonino Romanov del Renzio dei Rossi di Castellone e Venosa (Toni del Renzio) (15 April 1915 – 7 January 2007), an artist and writer of Italian and Russian parentage, was leader of the British Surrealist Group for a period. He brought to the Br ...

, who was married to Colquhoun and who was attempting to reanimate an inactive English group in 1942–3. Brunius' countersigned the tract ''Idolatry and Confusion'', which condemned and mocked del Renzio unjustifiably. In reality, Mesens feared a takeover of the group leadership by del Renzio. He never missed an opportunity to defend surrealism, and participated in many a radio show. In 1959, he undertook a vigorous defense of the poetic valor of nursery rhymes. The text was published by John Lyle in Transforma(c)tion n°7 under the titl
Language and lore of children

Filmography

Actor

*1930: '' L'Âge d'or'' (a.k.a. The Golden Age), dir. Luis Buñuel.... Passer-by in the street (uncredited) *1932: ''

L'affaire est dans le sac ''L'affaire est dans le sac'' (English: ''It's in the Bag'') is a 1932 French comedy film, directed by Pierre Prévert and written by his more famous brother, poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert, based on a script by Ákos Ráthonyi. It was P ...

'' (a.k.a. It's in the Bag), dir. Pierre Prévert .... Adrien, le client au béret (as J.B.Brunius) *1934: ''L'Hôtel du libre échange'' .... Le monsieur du train *1936: ''Le Crime de Monsieur Lange'' (a.k.a.

The Crime of Monsieur Lange ''The Crime of Monsieur Lange'' (; French: ''Le Crime de Monsieur Lange'') is a 1936 film directed by Jean Renoir about a publishing cooperative. Imbued with the spirit of the communist/socialist Popular Front, which would score a major political ...

), dir. Jean Renoir (as J.B. Brunius) .... Mr. Baigneur *1936: ''

Moutonnet ''Moutonnet'' is a 1936 French comedy film directed by René Sti and starring Noël-Noël, Lucien Rozenberg and Michel Simon.Crisp p.408 Cast * Noël-Noël as Moutonnet et Mérac * Lucien Rozenberg as Dumonthal * Michel Simon as Frèchevi ...

'' *1936: ''

Partie de campagne ''Partie de campagne'' (; English: ''A Day in the Country'') is a 1946 French featurette written and directed by Jean Renoir. The film is based on the short story "Une partie de campagne" (1881) by Guy de Maupassant, who was a friend of Renoir's ...

(a.k.a. A Day in the Country)'', dir. Jean Renoir (as Jacques Borel) .... Rodolphe *1936: ''La Vie est à nous'' (a.k.a. Life Belongs to Us) .... Le président du conseil d'administration *1937: ''

Le Temps des cerises ''Le Temps des cerises'' (, ''The Time of Cherries'') is a song written in France in 1866, with words by Jean-Baptiste Clément and music by Antoine Renard, extremely famous in French-speaking countries. The song was later strongly associat ...

'' (a.k.a. The Time of the Cherries) (as Jacques-Bernard Brunius) .... Le petit-fils du directeur *1938: '' Le Schpountz'' (a.k.a. Heartbeat), dir. Marcel Pagnol .... L'Accessoiriste *1938: ''La Bête humaine'' (a.k.a. Judas Was a Woman, The Human Beast), dir. Jean Renoir (uncredited) .... Un garçon de ferme *1940: ''

The Mondesir Heir ''The Mondesir Heir'' (French: ''L'héritier des Mondésir'') is a 1940 French-German comedy film directed by Albert Valentin and starring Fernandel, Elvire Popesco and Jules Berry. It was shot in Berlin by the German studio UFA in a co-produc ...

'' .... Le médecin *1950: ''

The Wooden Horse ''The Wooden Horse'' is a 1950 British Second World War war film directed by Jack Lee and starring Leo Genn, David Tomlinson and Anthony Steel. It is based on the book of the same name by Eric Williams, who also wrote the screenplay. The f ...

'' .... André (as Jacques Brunius) *1951: ''

The Dream of Andalusia ''The Dream of Andalusia'' (Spanish: ''El sueño de Andalucía'') is a 1951 French-Spanish musical film directed by Luis Lucia and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Arlette Poirier.Mira p.280 A separate French film version ''Andalusia'' w ...

'' (uncredited) *1951: ''Andalousie''(uncredited) *1951: ''The Changing face of Europe'' .... Narrator, as himself *1951: '' Une fille à croquer'' (a.k.a. Good Enough to Eat, Le Petit Chaperon Rouge) (as Jacques Borel) *1951: ''

The Lavender Hill Mob ''The Lavender Hill Mob'' is a 1951 comedy film from Ealing Studios, written by T. E. B. Clarke, directed by Charles Crichton, starring Alec Guinness and Stanley Holloway and featuring Sid James and Alfie Bass. The title refers to Lavender Hi ...

'', dir Charles Crichton (as Jacques Brunius) .... Customs Official *1952: ''

24 Hours of a Woman's Life ''24 Hours of a Woman's Life'', also known as ''Affair in Monte Carlo'', is a 1952 British romantic drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Merle Oberon, Richard Todd and Leo Genn. It is loosely based on the novella by Stefan Zweig. P ...

'' (a.k.a. Affair in Monte Carlo).... Concierge, Pension Lisa (as Jacques Brunius) *1953: ''

South of Algiers ''South of Algiers'' (U.S. ''The Golden Mask'') is a 1953 British travel adventure film, directed by Jack Lee and starring Van Heflin, Wanda Hendrix and Eric Portman. It is based on an original screenplay by Robert Westerby, and was partly fi ...

'' (a.k.a. The Golden Mask) .... Kress (as Jacques Brunius) *1953: '' Sea Devils'' .... Fouche *1953: '' Always a Bride'' .... Inspector (as Jacques Brunius) *1953: ''

Laughing Anne ''Laughing Anne'' is a 1953 British adventure film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker, and Ronald Shiner. It was adapted from Joseph Conrad's short story, " Because of the Dollars" and from ...

'' (a.k.a. Between the Tides) .... Frenchie *1954: ''

Forbidden Cargo Forbidden Cargo may refer to: * ''Forbidden Cargo'' (1925 film), an American film starring Boris Karloff: rum-running from Bahamas to United States * ''Forbidden Cargo'' (1954 film), a British film starring Jack Warner: customs officer and birdw ...

'' .... Det. Pierre Valance - French police *1955: ''

To Paris with Love ''To Paris with Love'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer and starring Alec Guinness, Odile Versois and Vernon Gray. Premise A father and son play matchmaker for each other during a trip to Paris. Cast *Alec Guinness as Col ...

'' .... Monsieur Marconne *1955: ''

Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion ''Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion'' is an American half-hour black-and-white television series about the French Foreign Legion starring Buster Crabbe in the title role. Crabbe's real-life son Cullen Crabbe played the Legion mascot, with ...

'' (a.k.a. Foreign Legionnaire) (TV, 1 episode) .... Pakka *1955: ''

The Cockleshell Heroes ''The Cockleshell Heroes'' is a 1955 British Technicolor war film with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley, Christopher Lee, David Lodge and José Ferrer, who also directed. The film depicts a heavily fictionalised version of Operation Frankton, ...

'' .... French Fisherman (as Jacques Brunius) *1955: ''Barbie'' (TV, 1 episode) .... Mr. Morrisot *1956: ''

Wicked as They Come ''Wicked as They Come'' (''Portrait in Smoke'' in the United States) is a 1956 British film noir directed by Ken Hughes and starring Arlene Dahl, Philip Carey and Herbert Marshall. Plot Poor girl from the slums Katherine Allenbourg trades on h ...

'' (a.k.a. Portrait in Smoke) .... Inspector Caron *1956: '' House of Secrets'' (a.k.a. Triple Deception) .... Lessage *1957: ''

True as a Turtle ''True as a Turtle'' is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring John Gregson, Cecil Parker, June Thorburn and Keith Michell. In the film, a young couple embark on a voyage on a ketch named ''Turtle''. John Coates wrote th ...

'' (a.k.a. Plain Sailing) .... Monsieur Charbonnier *1957: ''

Dangerous Exile ''Dangerous Exile'' is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard O'Sullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet wa ...

'' .... De Chassagne (uncredited) *1958: ''

Orders to Kill ''Orders to Kill'' is a 1958 British wartime drama film. It starred Paul Massie, Eddie Albert and Irene Worth and was directed by Anthony Asquith. The film is based on a story by Donald Chase Downes, a former American intelligence operative ...

'' .... Cmndt. Morand *1960: ''The Miracle of St. Phillipe'' (TV episode) .... The Mayor *1960: '' The Four Just Men'' (TV, 1 episode) .... The Mayor *1961: ''Mon frère Jacques'' (TV), dir. Pierre Prévert .... himself *1961: ''

The Greengage Summer ''The Greengage Summer'' (called ''The Loss of Innocence'' in the U.S.) is a 1961 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More and Susannah York (in her first leading role). It was based on the novel ''The Greengage S ...

'' (a.k.a. Loss of Innocence) .... M. Joubert *1964: ''

The Yellow Rolls-Royce ''The Yellow Rolls-Royce'' is a 1964 British dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald, and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for '' The V.I.P.s'' (1963). Apparently adapting an idea f ...

'' .... Duc d'Angoulême (England) (uncredited) *1965: ''

Le Chant du monde Le Chant du Monde is a French music publishing house. It was created in 1938 by Léon Moussinac and was supported in the beginning by classical composers Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Charles Koechlin, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Albert ...

'' (a.k.a. Song of the World) (as Jacques Borel) *1965: ''

Return from the Ashes ''Return from the Ashes'' is a 1965 British thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Ingrid Thulin, Maximilian Schell, Samantha Eggar and Herbert Lom. It is based on a novel by French crime writer Hubert Monteilhet, adapted for f ...

'' .... 1st Detective (uncredited)

Director

*1953:

The Blakes Slept Here ''The Blakes Slept Here'' is a 1953 film directed by Jacques Brunius. Brunius also wrote the screenplay along with Roy Plomley. The 36-minute film chronicles the life of a middle-class British family from roughly 1850 to the end of World War II ...

*1952: Brief City *1952: To The Rescue *1951: The Changing Face of Europe (3rd segment: "Somewhere to Live") *1939: Violons d'Ingres (also as writer and editor) *1936: La Vie est à nous (a.k.a. The People of France) (also as writer and editor)

Assistant director

*1930: L'Âge d'or (a.k.a. The Golden Age), dir. Luis Buñuel. * 1929: Le Requin

Radio Producer

*1954 February 7 :

Le docteur Miracle ''Le docteur Miracle'' (''Doctor Miracle'') is an opérette in one act by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto, by Léon Battu and Ludovic Halévy, is based on Sheridan Sheridan may refer to: People Surname *Sheridan (surname) *P ...

, two operas by Bizet and Lecocq, BBC Third Programme *1966 Christmas Day : Special Day on Lewis Carroll, France Culture

References

External links

*
A Guide to the Jacques-B. Brunius Papers, 1929–1967 at Penn State University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunius, Jacques B. 1906 births 1967 deaths French male film actors Male actors from Paris Film directors from Paris 20th-century French male actors