Maurice Lehmann (May 14, 1895 – May 17, 1974) was a French actor, director and producer of the stage and screen. He starred in the 1923 film '' Koenigsmark'' in which he played the title role.Goble p.36 In

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he was appointed president of the jury in the

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Biography

He entered as a boarder at the Comedie-French from 1916 to 1919. He then managed theaters in the Porte Saint-Martin, the Ambigu, the Renaissance,

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, Edward VII and the Empire.

Selected filmography

* '' Koenigsmark'' (1923) * '' Pasteur'' (1935) * '' The Gutter'' (1938) * '' The Lady of the Camellias'' (1953)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

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* 1895 births 1974 deaths French film directors French film producers French male stage actors French male film actors French male silent film actors Male actors from Paris 20th-century French male actors Directors of the Paris Opera Commanders of the Legion of Honour Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery {{France-film-bio-stub