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Jacques Deval

1890 – 1972

French film director and writer

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Lived 1890 – 1972 (aged 82). Jacques Deval was a French film director, writer, screenwriter, playwright, film producer and director.

Jacques Deval (27 June 1895 – 19 December 1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.

Novels Marie Galante (1931)

Plays Une faible femme; a comedy in three acts (1920) Dans sa candeur naïve; a comedy in three acts (1926); translated into English as Her Cardboard Lover (1927) by Valerie Wyngate and P. G. Wodehouse Étienne; a play in three acts (1930) Mademoiselle; a comedy in three acts (1932) Tovarich; a play in four acts (1933) Marie Galante; a play with music in two acts, based on the novel Marie Galante. Music by Kurt Weill (1934) Soubrette; a comedy in three acts (1938) Oh, Brother!; a comedy in three acts (1945) La Femme de ta jeunesse; a play in three acts (1947) Le Rayon des jouets; a comedy in three acts (1951) Il y a longtemps que je t'aime; a play in two acts (1955) La Prétentaine; a comedy in two acts (1957) Romancero; a play in three acts (1958)

Filmography The Cardboard Lover, directed by Robert Z. Leonard (1928, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve) The Passionate Plumber, directed by Edward Sedgwick (1932, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve) A Weak Woman, directed by Max de Vaucorbeil (France, 1933, based on the play Une faible femme) Étienne, directed by Jean Tarride (France, 1933, based on the play Étienne) Journal of a Crime, directed by William Keighley (1934, remake of the 1933 film Une vie perdue) Marie Galante, directed by Henry King (1934, based on the novel Marie Galante) Tovaritch, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1935, based on the play Tovaritch) Tovarich, directed by Anatole Litvak (1937, based on the play Tovaritch) Say It in French, directed by Andrew L. Stone (1938, based on the play Soubrette) Her Cardboard Lover, directed by George Cukor (1942, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve) Una vírgen moderna, directed by Joaquín Pardavé (Mexico, 1946, based on the play Mademoiselle) Miss Tatlock's Millions, directed by Richard Haydn (1948, based on the play Oh, Brother!) Tuesday's Guest, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1950, based on the play La Femme de ta jeunesse) Women's Club, directed by Ralph Habib (France, 1956, remake of the 1936 film Women's Club) , directed by Steno (Italy, 1961, based on the play Le Rayon des jouets) Geliebte Hochstaplerin, directed by Ákos Ráthonyi (West Germany, 1961, based on the play La Prétentaine) L'altra metà del cielo, directed by Franco Rossi (Italy, 1977, based on the play Romancero)

Screenwriter Le Mauvais Garçon, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger (France, 1923) Jenny Lind, directed by Arthur Robison (French, 1932) Une vie perdue, directed by Raymond Rouleau (France, 1933) Women's Club, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1936) Cafe Metropole, directed by Edward H. Griffith (1937) Domenica, directed by Maurice Cloche (France, 1952) When You Read This Letter, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1953)

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Faculty of Arts of Paris
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Prix Claude-Farrère
Also known as
Jacques Déval

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jacques Deval?

French film director and writer (1890-1972)

When was Jacques Deval born?

Jacques Deval was born on 27 June 1890 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

When did Jacques Deval die?

Jacques Deval died on 19 December 1972 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.

What was Jacques Deval's occupation?

Jacques Deval was a film director, writer, screenwriter, playwright, film producer and director.

What nationality was Jacques Deval?

Jacques Deval was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacques Deval

· Wikidata: Q332733

· DBpedia: Jacques Deval

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