Jean Manoussi (14 November 1868 - 21 December 1929) was a French
dramatist
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
,
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
and
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
. Jean Manoussi has written several theatre plays in collaboration with playwrights such as
Paul Armont,
Marcel Gerbidon or
Gabriel Timmory.
Theatre
* 1902 : ''Un beau mariage'', cowritten with
Gabriel Timmory
* 1903 : ''Petite bonne sérieuse'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory
* 1904 : ''Pomme de terre'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory
* 1909 : ''Un cambrioleur ingénieux'', cowritten with Gabriel Timmory
* 1913 : ''Le Chevalier au masque'', cowritten with
Paul Armont
* 1916 : ''La Ventouse'', cowritten with
Marcel Nancey
* 1923 : ''Dicky'', cowritten with Paul Armont and
Marcel Gerbidon
Filmography
;as director
*
1919
Events
January
* January 1
** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia.
** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...
: ''Fanny Lear'', cowritten with
Robert Boudrioz Robert Pierre Frédéric Boudrioz (12 February 1887 – 22 June 1949) was a French screenwriter and film director.
Boudrioz was born in Versailles and died in Paris.
Selected filmography
Director
* ''Tom Thumb'' (1920)
* ''Tillers of the Soil'' (1 ...
, after
Ludovic Halévy
Ludovic Halévy (1 January 1834 – 7 May 1908) was a French author and playwright, best known for his collaborations with Henri Meilhac on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach.
Biography
Ludovic Halévy was born in ...
and
Henri Meilhac
Henri Meilhac (23 February 1830 – 6 July 1897) was a French dramatist and opera librettist, best known for his collaborations with Ludovic Halévy on Georges Bizet's ''Carmen'' and on the works of Jacques Offenbach, as well as Jules Massene ...
,
* 1919 : ''L'Homme bleu'' after the novel by
Georges Le Faure
Georges Le Faure (12 June 1856 – 25 May 1953) was a French writer who authored many popular novels, including swashbuckling ones.
Life and career
On 2 January 1906, he married Magdeleine Boucherit.
Bibliography
*1901 : Nicolas Pepoff - ...
*
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own m ...
: ''Illusions''
*
1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera ...
: ''
Le Grillon du foyer''
*
1923
Events
January–February
* January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory).
* January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, ...
: ''Le Dernier des Capendu''
*
1925
Events January
* January 1
** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the It ...
: ''
The Painter and His Model'', German film of the Maxim-Film Ges. Ebner & Co in Berlin
*
1926
Events January
* January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece.
* January 8
**Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz.
** Bảo Đại, Crown Prince Nguyễn P ...
: ''
Fedora
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'', also screenwriter, after the play by
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centu ...
* 1926 : ''Ma maison de Saint-Cloud'' after the novel by
Paul Bourget
Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (; 2 September 185225 December 1935) was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.
Life
Paul Bourget was born in Amiens in the Somme ''département'' of Picar ...
;As screenwriter
*
1909
Events
January–February
* January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
* January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
* J ...
: ''Un cambrioleur ingénieux''
*
1927
Events January
* January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General.
* January 7
* ...
: ''Le Secret de Délia'' or ''L'Évadée'' by
Henri Ménessier after a play by
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centu ...
Cinema adaptations
*
1936
Events
January–February
* January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...
: ''
The Mysterious Mister X'' by
Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla
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after ''Dicky'' (1923)
*
1938 : ' 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 ...
after ''Dicky'' (1923)
*
1940
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Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
*January ...
: ' by
Raffaello Matarazzo
Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker.
Life
Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films w ...
after ''Dicky'' (1923)
*
1955
Events January
* January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama.
* January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut.
* January 18– 20 – Battle of Yiji ...
: ''
The Purple Mask
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Backgrou ...
'' by
H. Bruce Humberstone after ''Le Chevalier au masque'' (1913)
External links
*
lesgensducinema.com
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20th-century French dramatists and playwrights
French film directors
20th-century French screenwriters
Mass media people from Marseille
1860s births
1929 deaths