Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 - 20 June 1951), was a French

theatre director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

and comedian.

Filmography

* 1932: ' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''

Étienne Étienne, a French analog of Stephen or Steven, is a masculine given name. An archaic variant of the name, prevalent up to the mid-17th century, is Estienne. Étienne, Etienne, Ettiene or Ettienne may refer to: People Scientists and inventor ...

'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by

Max Glass Max Glass (12 June 1881 – 18 July 1965) was an Austrian screenwriter, film director, and producer. Glass was born in Jaroslau, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, into a Jewish family, but later converted to Catholicism. H ...

and

Marco de Gastyne Marc Henri Benoist better known as Marco de Gastyne (born in Paris, France, on 15 July 1889; died in Paris on 8 November 1982) was a French painter, illustrator and later film director of more than fifteen films. After studying painting, he work ...

– (M. Legrand) * 1936: ''L'Homme sans cœur'' by

Léo Joannon Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a cameram ...

- (Jeanton) * 1936: '' La Belle Équipe'' by

Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier (; 8 October 1896 – 29 October 1967) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was prominent in French cinema in the years 1930–1960. Amongst his most original films, chiefly notable are '' La Bandera'', ''Pépé le Moko' ...

- (M. Jubette) * 1937: '' Southern Mail'' by Pierre Billon – (Le procureur) * 1937: ' 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 ...

- (commandant Bovy) * 1937: ''

Gribouille Marie-France Gaîté (born 17 July 1941 in Lyon, France – died 18 January 1968), better known as Gribouille was a singer, musician, and songwriter. __NOTOC__ As a teenager, she suffered from a mental disorder, and for a time was confined ag ...

'' by Marc Allégret - (M. Morinier) * 1937: ''

Mollenard ''Mollenard'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of ''Hatred'' and ''Capitaine Corsaire''. The film's sets were desi ...

'' by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as '' The Killers'' (19 ...

* 1937: ''

Désiré Désiré is a French male given name, which means "desired, wished". The female form is Désirée. Désiré may refer to: * Amable Courtecuisse (1823 - 1873), French baritone known simply as Désiré * Désiré Bastin (1900–1972), Belgian foo ...

'' 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. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follo ...

- (Félix) * 1937: ' by

Jacques de Baroncelli Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying a buildin ...

- (Di-Larco) * 1937: '' Un déjeuner de soleil'' by - (M. Fleury-Vallée) * 1937: ' by - (inspector Finois) * 1938: ' by

Jean Choux Jean Choux (1887–1946) was a French/Swiss film director and producer born in Geneva. Filmography * ''La Vocation d'André Carel'' (1925) * ''La Terre qui meurt'' (1926) * ''Le Baiser qui tue'' (1927) * ''Espionnage ou la guerre sans armes'' (19 ...

- (doctor Cézambre) * 1938: '' La Piste du sud'' by Pierre Billon - (Gomez) * 1938: '' Café de Paris'' by

Yves Mirande Yves Mirande (Bagneux (Maine-et-Loire), May 8, 1876 – Paris, March 17, 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. F ...

and Georges Lacombe - (Le commissaire de police) * 1938: ''Légions d'honneur'' by Maurice Gleize - * 1938: '' Rasputin (1938 film)'' by

- (Prokoff) * 1938: ' by Jean Stelli * 1938: ' by J. Rosenkranz - (M. Hénard) * 1939: '' Le Jour Se Lève'' by

Marcel Carné Marcel Albert Carné (; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement, Carné's best known films include ''Port of Shadows'' (1938), '' Le Jour Se Lève'' (1939), '' The Devil's Envoy ...

* 1939: ''

Entente cordiale The Entente Cordiale (; ) comprised a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , United Kingdom and the French Third Republic , French Republic which saw a significant improvement in ...

'' by

- (Clemenceau) * 1939: '' Behind the Facade'' by

and Georges Lacombe - * 1940: '' Paris-New York'' by

- * 1942: '' The Strangers in the House (film)'' 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 ...

- (Gérard Rogissart) * 1942: ' by

Robert Péguy Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s. Selected filmography * '' 600,00 ...

- (Henri Lebourg) * 1942: ' by

Jean Dréville Jean Dréville (20 September 1906 – 5 March 1997) was a French film director. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1969. Selected filmography * ''Autour de L'Argent'' (1928) * '' A Man of Gold'' (1934) * '' The Chess Player'' ...

- (Grugh) * 1942: ' by Maurice Gleize - (the doctor) * 1942: '' The Benefactor'' by

- (director of P.J) * 1942: ''

Mahlia la métisse ''Mahlia the Mestiza'' (French: ''Mahlia la métisse'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Walter Kapps and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jean Servais and Georges Paulais.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film had a lengthy and troubled production, a ...

'' by Walter Kapps * 1942: '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' by Max de Vaucorbeil - (Maître Bergas) * 1943: ''

The Count of Monte Cristo (1943 film) ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (French: ''Le comte de Monte Cristo'') is a 1943 French-Italian film directed by Robert Vernay with Ferruccio Cerio as the supervising director. Based on the classic 1844 novel ''Le Comte de Monte Cristo'' by Alexan ...

'' by

Robert Vernay Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. Career In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on '' Pépé le Moko''. In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation o ...

- (Noirtier),

Edmond Dantès Edmond Dantès () is a title character and the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 adventure novel ''The Count of Monte Cristo''. Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after ...

during the first period * 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 ...

- (M. Delbecq) * 1943: ''

L'Éternel Retour ''The Eternal Return'' (French: ''L'Éternel retour'') is a 1943 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Madeleine Sologne and Jean Marais. The screenplay was written by Jean Cocteau as a retelling of Tristan and Isol ...

'' by

Jean Delannoy Jean Delannoy (12 January 1908 – 18 June 2008) was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director. Biography Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family was from Haute-Normandie in the north of France. He was a P ...

* 1943: ' by

- (M. Vorage) * 1944: ''

Les Caves du Majestic ''Maigret and the Hotel Majestic'' (french: Les Caves du Majestic) is a 1942 detective novel by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon featuring his character Jules Maigret. This novel was first published in English in 1977 by Hamish Hamilton ...

'' by

Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch. Selected filmography * ''A Rare Bird'' (1935) * ''Fanfare of Love ...

- (Arthur Donge) * 1947: '' Par la fenêtre'' by

Gilles Grangier Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film ''Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin Inte ...

- (M. Miroud, the commanditaire) * 1948: '' Dilemma of Two Angels'' by

Maurice Tourneur Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and L ...

- (Jérôme) * 1948: ' by

- (M. Maillard) * 1949: ''

Millionaires for One Day ''Millionaires for One Day'' (French: ''Millionnaires d'un jour'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Brochard and Ginette Leclerc. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's se ...

'' by

André Hunebelle André Hunebelle (1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director. Master Glass Artist After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a mas ...

- (president of the court) * 1949: Night Round'' 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 : ''Henri Matisse (short film)'' * 1949 : ''Night Round'' * 1951 : '' Beautiful L ...

- (judge) * 1949: ' by Raymond Leboursier - (Le commissaire Hyacinthe) * 1949: ''

Manèges ''Manèges'' is a French film directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1950. The film stars Simone Signoret (married at the time to Allégret, although the marriage came to an end soon after), Bernard Blier and Jane Marken. It is shot in black ...

'' by

Yves Allégret Yves Allégret (13 October 1905 – 31 January 1987) was a French film director, often working in the film noir genre. He was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine and died in Paris. He was an assistant to film directors such as his brothe ...

- (Louis) * 1950: ' by

Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909, Valence, Drôme – 15 April 1985, Montpellier) was a French film director, script-writer, playwright and author. After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He fou ...

- (Maître Dubuisson) * 1951: '' Darling Caroline'' by

Theatre

Comedian

* 1921: '' La Souriante Madame Beudet'' by and

André Obey André Obey (; 8 May 1892 at Douai, France – 11 April 1975 at Montsoreau, near the river Loire) was a prominent French playwright during the inter-war years, and into the 1950s. He began as a novelist and produced an autobiographical novel abou ...

Théâtre de Paris The Théâtre de Paris is a theatre located at 15, rue Blanche in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. It includes a second smaller venue, the Petit Théâtre de Paris. History The first theatre on the site was built by the Duke of Richelieu in 1730 ...

* 1923: '' La Vagabonde'' by

Colette Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...

and ,

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 on t ...

* 1924: ''La Galerie des glaces'' by Henri Bernstein, Théâtre du Gymnase * 1927: ' by Édouard Bourdet, directed by Victor Boucher, Théâtre de la Michodière * 1929: ''Durand, bijoutier'' by Léopold Marchand, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1930: ''Étienne'' by Jacques Deval, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1933: ''Karma'' by

Jeffrey Dell John Edward Flowers "Jeffrey" Dell (7 May 1899 – 24 February 1985) was a British writer, screenwriter, and film director. He is also remembered for his 1939 novel ''Nobody Ordered Wolves'', a satire on the British film industry. His other nove ...

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 Th� ...

* 1934: ''Les Temps difficiles'' by Édouard Bourdet, Théâtre de la Michodière * 1936: ''Europe'' by

Maurice Rostand Maurice Rostand (26 May 1891 – 21 February 1968) was a French author, the son of the poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand and the poet Rosemonde Gérard, and brother of the biologist Jean Rostand. Rostand was a writer of poems, novels, and play ...

, Théâtre Pigalle * 1936: ''La vie est si courte'' by Léopold Marchand, Théâtre Pigalle * 1938: ''Duo'' de , directed by

Jean Wall Jean Wall (1900–1959) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p. 306 He also directed two films. Partial filmography * ''La vagabonde'' (1932) - Le peintre Adolphe Taillandy * ''Chair ardente'' (1932) - Florent * '' The Beautiful Sailor'' ( ...

, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1941: '' La Machine à écrire'' by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the s ...

, directed by Jean Cocteau,

Théâtre Hébertot Théâtre Hébertot () is a theatre at 78, boulevard des Batignolles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. History The theatre, completed in 1838 and opening as the Théâtre des Batignolles, was later renamed Théâtre des Arts in 190 ...

* 1943: ''Clotilde du Mesnil'' by Henry Becque, directed by Alice Cocéa, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1943: ' by

Georges Feydeau Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau (; 8 December 1862 – 5 June 1921) was a French playwright of the era known as the Belle Époque. He is remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Feydeau was born in Paris to middle-class parent ...

, directed by Alice Cocéa, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1943: ''À la gloire d'Antoine'' by

, Théâtre Antoine * 1947: ''Nuits noires'' by John Steinbeck, directed by Henri Rollan, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1944: ''Mademoiselle Antoinette'' by

Jean Guitton Jean Guitton (August 18, 1901 – March 21, 1999) was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. Biography Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire in August 1901, he studied at the Lycée du Parc in Lyon and was accepted at the École Normale Sup� ...

, Théâtre de l'Apollo * 1950: ''

Harvey Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit * Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...

'' by Mary Chase, mise-en-scène

Marcel Achard Marcel Achard (5 July 1899 – 4 September 1974) was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies Garzanti p. 3 maintained his position as a highly recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles ...

, Théâtre Antoine

Theatre director

* 1929: ''L'Amoureuse Aventure'' by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, Théâtre Édouard VII * 1930: ''Mistigri'' by

, Théâtre Daunou * 1930: ''Langrevin père et fils'' by

Tristan Bernard Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, ...

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 ...

* 1931: ''Le Cyclone'' de

Somerset Maugham William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un ...

, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1932: ' by Jacques Deval, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1932: ''Trois et une'' by Denys Amiel, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1933: ''Lundi 8 heures'' by George S. Kaufman and

Edna Ferber Edna Ferber (August 15, 1885 – April 16, 1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' So Big'' (1924), '' Show Boat'' (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), '' C ...

, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs * 1934: ''Le Discours des prix'', play with 3 acts and 4 scenes by Jean Sarment, Théâtre Saint-Georges, 27 September in Paris * 1934: ''Liberté provisoire'' 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 d ...

, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1936: ''Ma liberté'' by Denys Amiel, Théâtre Saint-Georges * 1942: ''Les Inséparables'' by Germaine Lefrancq,

* 1942: ''Les J3 ou la nouvelle école'' by Roger Ferdinand,

Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens The Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens () is a Parisian theatre founded in 1855 by the composer Jacques Offenbach for the performance of opéra bouffe and operetta. The current theatre is located in the 2nd arrondissement at 4 rue Monsigny with ...

* 1946: ''Ce soir je suis garçon !'' by

& André Mouëzy-Éon, Théâtre Antoine * 1946: ''Les Derniers Seigneurs'' by Roger Ferdinand, Théâtre Édouard VII * 1946: ''La Nuit du 16 janvier'' by

Ayn Rand Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum;, . Most sources transliterate her given name as either ''Alisa'' or ''Alissa''. , 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (), was a Russian-born American writer and p ...

, Théâtre de l'Apollo * 1946: ''Étienne'' by Jacques Deval, * 1948: ''Ils ont vingt ans'' by Roger Ferdinand, Théâtre Daunou * 1954: ''Les J3'' de Roger Ferdinand,

Théâtre de l'Ambigu-Comique The Théâtre de l’Ambigu-Comique (, 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 ...

Bibliography

* Raymond Chirat, Olivier Barrot, ''Les Excentriques du cinéma français : 1929-1958'', Henri Veyrier, Paris, 1983 * Yvan Foucart, ''Dictionnaire des comédiens français disparus'', Éditions cinéma, Mormoiron, 2008, 1185 p.

External links

Jacques baumer
on data.bnf.fr * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baumer, Jacques 1885 births Theatre directors from Paris 1951 deaths Male actors from Paris Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery