About Charles Robert-Dumas
Lived 1875 – 1946 (aged 70–71). Charles Robert-Dumas was a French screenwriter, writer and secondary school teacher.
Charles Robert-Dumas (1875–1946) was a French novelist, particularly specialising in the crime and spy genres. Several of his works have been adapted for the screen. He is particularly known for his series featuring the French spy Captain Benoît of the Deuxième Bureau, a nemesis of the Germans. The popularity the series enjoyed in the 1930s, with the growing threat of war with Nazi Germany, was analogous to Ian Fleming's later James Bond series of novels.
Selected filmography Second Bureau (1935) Second Bureau (1936) Wolves Between Them (1936) A Man to Kill (1937) Captain Benoit (1938) Secret Journey (1939) Facing Destiny (1940)
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Who was Charles Robert-Dumas?
French screenwriter
When was Charles Robert-Dumas born?
Charles Robert-Dumas was born on 4 January 1875 in Paris.
When did Charles Robert-Dumas die?
Charles Robert-Dumas died in 1946 in Reims.
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Charles Robert-Dumas was a screenwriter, writer and secondary school teacher.
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Charles Robert-Dumas was French.
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