Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (25 September 1909,

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– 15 April 1985,

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) was a French

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, script-writer, playwright and author. After studying law, he was made chief editor of the daily newspaper ''Sud-Est''. He founded the journal '' Valence-Républicain''. His play "All in the Family", adapted by Victor Wolfson, was given its first performance at the Strand Theatre, London on 17 June 1959. It was directed by Norman Marshall and designed by Paul Mayo. The cast consisted of Maxine Audley,

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, Andre Morell,

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, Michael Logan,

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, Pauline Knight, Virginia Maskell, Mary Powell, Douglas Malcom and Philip Ashley.

Plays

* 1939 : ''L'Amant de paille'' * 1945 : ''Au petit bonheur'' * 1951 : ''Tapage nocturne'' (''All in the Family'') * 1953 : ''Treize à table'' * 1953 : ''Adorable Julia'', based on

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's play ''Theatre'' (1941), based on the novel ''

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'' (1937) by

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* 1979 : '' Je veux voir Mioussov'' by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and

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, produced by

Jacques Fabbri Jacques Fabbri (; 4 July 1925 – 24 December 1997) was a French actor. He began his acting career in 1949, and acted in about 50 films. Selected filmography * '' Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bernard * ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950) - Le d ...

, at the

Théâtre du Palais-Royal The Théâtre du Palais-Royal () is a 750-seat Parisian theatre at 38 rue de Montpensier, located at the northwest corner of the Palais-Royal in the Galerie de Montpensier at its intersection with the Galerie de Beaujolais. Brief history O ...

and the

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in 1980

Selected filmography

*'' Happy Go Lucky'', directed by

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(France, 1946, based on the play ''Au petit bonheur'') *''

The Straw Lover ''The Straw Lover'' (French: ''L'Amant de paille'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gaby Sylvia and Alfred Adam. Louis de Funès plays a psychiatrist. The film based on Georges Feydeau's p ...

'', directed by

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(France, 1951, based on the play ''L'Amant de paille'') *''Tapage nocturne'', directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (France, 1951, based on the play ''Tapage nocturne'') *''

Thirteen at the Table ''Thirteen at the Table'' (French: ''Treize à table'') is a 1955 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Micheline Presle, Fernand Gravey and Germaine Montero.Parish p. 224 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The ...

'', directed by

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(France, 1955, based on the play ''Treize à table'') *'' Adorable Julia'', directed by

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(West Germany, 1962, based on the play ''Adorable Julia'')

Screenwriter

* ''

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'', directed by Pierre Billon (1943) * ''

Goodbye Darling ''Goodbye Darling'' (French: ''Adieu chérie'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Danielle Darrieux, Louis Salou and Gabrielle Dorziat.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. C ...

'', directed by Raymond Bernard (1946) * ''

The Sea Rose ''The Sea Rose'' (French: ''La rose de la mer'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Jacques de Baroncelli and starring Denise Bosc, Fernand Ledoux and Roger Pigaut.Goble p.478 The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul-Louis Bou ...

'', directed by

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(1946) * '' Once is Enough'', directed by Andrée Feix (1946) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1947) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1947) * ''

The Great Maguet ''The Great Maguet'' (French: ''La grande Maguet'') is a 1947 French historical drama film directed by Roger Richebé and starring Madeleine Robinson, Jean Davy and Colette Régis. Rège p.540 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'', directed by

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(1947) * ''

Impeccable Henri ''Impeccable Henri'' (French: ''L'Impeccable Henri'') is a 1948 French comedy film directed by Charles-Félix Tavano and starring Claude Dauphin (actor), Claude Dauphin, Marcelle Derrien and Félix Oudart.Rège p.151 The film's sets were designed ...

'', directed by

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(1948) * '' Woman Without a Past'', directed by

(1948) * ''

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'', directed by Pierre Billon (1951) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1951) * ''

The Prettiest Sin in the World ''The Prettiest Sin in the World'' (French: ''Le plus joli péché du monde'') is a 1951 French romantic comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and Marthe Mercadier.Rège p.462 The film's sets were design ...

'', directed by

(1951) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1952) * '' Imperial Violets'', directed by

(1952) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1953) * '' Michel Strogoff'', directed by

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(1956) * ''

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'', directed by

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(1960) * '' The Triumph of Michael Strogoff'', directed by

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(1961) * '' Shéhérazade'', directed by

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(1963) * ''

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'', directed by

(1963) * ''

Duck in Orange Sauce ''Duck in Orange Sauce'' () is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce from a screenplay by Bernardino Zapponi, based on the 1968 play '' The Secretary Bird'' by William Douglas-Home (adapted in French by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon). For ...

'', directed by

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(1975)

Director

* ''

The Cupid Club ''The Cupid Club'' (French: ''Bal Cupidon'') is a 1949 comedy crime film directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon and starring Pierre Blanchar, Simone Renant and Yves Vincent.Rège p.913 It was shot during 1948, but released the following year. It was ...

'' (1949) * '' The King'' (1949) *''

My Friend Sainfoin ''My Friend Sainfoin'' () is a French comedy film from 1950, directed by Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon, based on a novel by Paul-Adrien Schaye, and starring Pierre Blanchar. The film features Louis de Funès as guide. Cast * Pierre Blanchar: Sainfo ...

'' (1950) * '' Just Me'' (1950) *''Tapage nocturne'' (1951)

References

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1909 births 1985 deaths People from Valence, Drôme French male screenwriters 20th-century French screenwriters 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights French film directors 20th-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French journalists {{France-screen-writer-stub