Steve Passeur (24 September 1899 – 12 October 1966), pen name of Étienne Morin, was a French dramatist and screenwriter. His plays with scathing replies often depicted cynical characters. Prior to 1940, Passeur was considered as a writer of the

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, whose works were staged and played by

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, Georges and

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. He was married to the comedian

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Theatre

;Dramatist *1925: ''La Maison ouverte'', three-act play *1925: ''La Traversée de Paris à la nage'', Paris, Maison de l'Œuvre *1925: ''Un bout de fil coupé en deux'' *1927: ''Pas encore'', Paris, Atelier *1927: ''Le Nord-Sud de 10h12'' *1928: ''À quoi penses-tu ?'', Atelier *1928: ''Le Refuge du prophète'' *1928: ''Tranquillité'' *1929: ''Suzanne'', 3 acts comedy, mise-en-scène

, Comédie des Champs-Élysées *1930: ''L'Acheteuse'' *1931: ''La Chaine'', three-act play *1931: ''Défense d'afficher'' *1932: ''Les Tricheurs'', three-act play,

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*1933: ''Une vilaine femme'', three-act play,

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*1933: ''Quand le vin est tiré'' *1934: ''L'Amour gai'', three-act comedy play *1935: ''Je vivrai un grand amour'' *1935: ''Dieu sait pourquoi'' *1935: ''Le pavillon brûle'' *1936: ''Le Témoin'', three-act play *1936: ''Un train à prendre'' *1937: ''Le Château de cartes'' *1937: ''La Pêche aux flambeaux'' *1939: ''Réflexion faite'' *1941: ''Le Paradis perdu'' *1941: ''Marché noir'' *1946: ''La Traitresse'' *1947: ''Le Vin du souvenir'', *1947: ''Je vivrai un grand amour'' three-act play,

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*1948: ''107, three-act comedy play, Bruxelles, Palais des beaux-arts *1952: ''Une vilaine femme'', Paris,

*1954: ''N'importe quoi pour elle'', three-act play, mise-en-scène

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*1968: ''La Moitié du plaisir'' de Steve Passeur, Jean Serge, Robert Chazal, direction

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, Théâtre Antoine,

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Filmography

;Screenwriter and dialoguist * 1932: '' Suzanne'', by

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and

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* 1932: ''

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'' by Michel Bernheim * 1936: '' Port Arthur'', by

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* 1936: '' Nitchevo'', by

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* 1937: '' Feu!'' by Jacques de Baroncelli * 1937: ''

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'', by

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* 1938: '' J'accuse!'', by Abel Gance * 1938: '' La Tragédie impériale'', by

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* 1939: ''

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'', by Marcel L'Herbier * 1939: '' Louise'', by Abel Gance * 1939: '' The White Slave'', by

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* 1940: ''

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'', by Abel Gance * 1941: '' Vénus aveugle'', by Abel Gance * 1941: ''

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'', by Jacques de Baroncelli * 1943: '' Captain Fracasse'', by Abel Gance * 1944: '' Sowing the Wind'', by

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* 1949: '' Mademoiselle de La Ferté'', by Roger Dallier * 1961: '' The Game of Truth'', by

Bibliography

* Basile Ratiu, ''L'Œuvre dramatique de Steve Passeur'', Paris, Klincksieck, 1964.

External links

Steve Passeur par Jean-Jacques Bricaire
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