Nicolas Nancey, real name Nicolas Zouros, (1874 – 13 October 1925) was a French dramatist and screenwriter. Once referred to as a successor of Eugène Labiche and

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

,Discours prononcé aux obsèques de Nicolas Nancey
/ref> he wrote fifteen plays in the

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as well as boulevard genre, in collaboration with dramatists such as Paul Armont,

Henry de Gorsse Auguste Joseph Henry de Gorsse (19 March 1868 – 7 March 1936) was a French writer, playwright, screenwriter and lyricist. A prolific writer, Henry de Gorsse has authored many plays, comedy, comedies, operettas and vaudevilles, often in collabo ...

André Mouëzy-Éon André Mouëzy-Éon (9 June 1880 – 23 October 1967) was a French dramatist, author of comedies, librettist, screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography André Mouëzy-Éon begins his career by writing short plays for the Théâtre de Cluny, loca ...

Theatre

* 1916: ''La Ventouse'',

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cowritten with

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* 1925: ''Un petit nez retroussé'', comédie-vaudeville in four acts cowritten with André Birabeau ;in collaboration with Paul Armont * 1905: ''Le Truc du Brésilien'' * 1906: ''Le Trèfle à quatre'' * 1909: ''Théodore et Cie'' * 1920: ''Le Zèbre'' ;in collaboration with Jean Rioux * 1912: ''Pétoche'', vaudeville in two acts * 1913: ''Monsieur le juge'', vaudeville in four acts * 1914: ''Faute de grives'', vaudeville in one act ;in collaboration with André Mouëzy-Éon * 1919: ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'' * 1925: ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'' ;in collaboration with Henry de Gorsse * 1921:'' Trois poules pour un coq'', vaudeville in 3 acts * 1921: ''Oscar ! Tu le seras'', vaudeville in 3 acts * 1922: ''Le Coup d'Abélard'', vaudeville in 3 acts * 1923: ''Un homme de paille'', vaudeville in 3 acts * ''La Petite Dame du wagon-lit''

Filmography

* 1916: ', directed by Filippo Castamagna, based on the play ''Le Truc du Brésilien'' * 1920: '' The Glad Eye'', directed by

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and James Reardon, based on the play ''Le Zèbre'' * 1923: ''À la gare'', directed by Robert Saidreau * 1925: ''Teodoro e socio'', directed by

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, based on the play ''Théodore et Cie'' * 1927: '' The Glad Eye'', directed by

Maurice Elvey Maurice Elvey (11 November 1887 – 28 August 1967) was one of the most prolific film directors in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year. He a ...

, based on the play ''Le Zèbre'' * 1932: ''Le Truc du Brésilien'', directed by

Alberto Cavalcanti Alberto de Almeida Cavalcanti (February 6, 1897 – August 23, 1982) was a Brazilian-born film director and producer. He was often credited under the single name "Cavalcanti". Early life Cavalcanti was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of a p ...

, based on the play ''Le Truc du Brésilien'' * 1932: ''Ah! Quelle gare!'', directed by René Guissart, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'' * 1933: ', directed by

Pierre Colombier Pierre Colombier (1896–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Paris in Five Days'' (1926) * ''The Marriage of Rosine'' (1926) * ''Dolly (film), Dolly'' (1929) * ''His Best Client'' (1932) * ''One Nig ...

, based on the play ''Théodore et Cie'' * 1933: ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'', directed by Jean Kemm, based on the play ''L'Héritier du bal Tabarin'' * 1936: ''La Petite Dame du wagon-lit'', directed by Maurice Cammage, based on the play ''La Petite Dame du wagon-lit'' * 1939: ''Un mare di guai'', directed by

Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 f ...

, based on the play ''Théodore et Cie'' * 1941: ''

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'', directed by Jan Sviták, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare'' * 1946: ', directed by Eduardo Boneo, based on the play ''Il est cocu, le chef de gare''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nancey, Nicolas Date of birth missing 1874 births 1925 deaths 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French male writers 20th-century French screenwriters French male dramatists and playwrights French male screenwriters Writers from Marseille