About Jean Guitton
Lived 1887 – 1973 (aged 86). Jean Guitton was a French playwright, lyricist, songwriter, screenwriter and dramatist.
Jean Guitton (29 March 1887 - 8 April 1973) was a French dramatist, librettist, lyricist and screenwriter.
Filmography Les Dévoyés, directed by Henri Vorins (France, 1926, based on the play La Nuit du 3) , directed by Nicolas Rimsky and Roger Lion (France, 1926, based on the play Jim la Houlette, roi des voleurs) , directed by Léo Joannon (France, 1934, based on the play On a trouvé une femme nue) , directed by André Berthomieu (France, 1935, based on the play Jim la Houlette, roi des voleurs) , directed by Maurice Cammage (France, 1937, based on the play Fallait pas m'écraser) Forty Little Mothers, directed by Busby Berkeley (1940, remake of the 1936 film Forty Little Mothers) , directed by Jean Loubignac (France, 1949, based on the play Et la police n'en savait rien) One Hundred Little Mothers, directed by (Italy, 1952, remake of the 1936 film Forty Little Mothers) The Priest of Saint-Amour, directed by Émile Couzinet (France, 1952, based on the play Le Curé de Saint-Amour) , directed by Yves Ciampi (France, 1952, based on the play Je l'aimais trop) Au diable la vertu, directed by Jean Laviron (France, 1953, based on the play Elle attendait ça) Quintuplets in the Boarding School, directed by René Jayet (France, 1953, loose remake of the 1936 film Forty Little Mothers) Légère et court vêtue, directed by Jean Laviron (France, 1953, based on the play Un amour fou) , directed by Paul Mesnier (France, 1957, based on the operetta Une nuit aux Baléares)
Screenwriter
1930: The Prosecutor Hallers, by Robert Wiene 1931: The Man at Midnight, by Harry Lachman 1932: Mise en plis, by Jacques Desagneaux 1932: , by Léo Joannon 1933: The Invisible Woman, by Georges Lacombe 1934: Rothchild, by Marco de Gastyne 1936: Les Gaîtés de la finance, by Jack Forrester 1936: Forty Little Mothers, by Léonide Moguy 1937: The Club of Aristocrats, by Pierre Colombier 1937: The Kings of Sport, by Pierre Colombier 1937: , by André Berthomieu 1938: Monsieur Breloque Has Disappeared, by Robert Péguy 1938: , by Fernand Rivers 1941: The Acrobat, by Jean Boyer 1943: , by Jacques Houssin 1948:Woman Without a Past, by Gilles Grangier 1949: My Aunt from Honfleur, by René Jayet 1950: , by Jean Loubignac 1956: , by Jean Loubignac 1963: The Bamboo Stroke, by Jean Boyer
Operettas 1919: Chaste Suzy 1920: Clo-Clo 1928: L'Hostellerie de la vertu 1930: Six filles à marier 1931: Couss-Couss 1954: Une nuit aux Baléares. Operetta (with Loulou Gasté and )
Plays 1924 : On a trouvé une femme nue. Comedy in three acts (with André Birabeau). Premiered in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés 1924 : La Nuit du 3. Drama in four acts. Premiered in Paris at the Eldorado 1926 : Jim la Houlette, roi des voleurs. Play in three acts 1935 : Fallait pas m'écraser. Vaudeville in two acts. Premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Renaissance 1936 : Elle attendait ça. Vaudeville in three acts. Premiered in Paris at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1945 : Un amour fou. Vaudeville in three acts 1949 : Et la police n'en savait rien. Premiered in Paris at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt 1951 : Je l'aimais trop. Comedy in three acts. Premiered in Paris at the Théâtre Saint-Georges Before 1952 : Le Curé de Saint-Amour. Play in three acts
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Jean Guitton's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Jean Guitton's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Jean Guitton?
French playwright (1887-1973)
When was Jean Guitton born?
Jean Guitton was born on 29 March 1887 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Jean Guitton die?
Jean Guitton died on 8 April 1973 in Cannes.
What was Jean Guitton's occupation?
Jean Guitton was a playwright, lyricist, songwriter, screenwriter and dramatist.
What nationality was Jean Guitton?
Jean Guitton was French.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Jean Guitton (dramatist)
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jean Guitton. https://biography.guide/jean-guitton-playwright/
MLA: "Jean Guitton." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jean-guitton-playwright/.
Chicago: "Jean Guitton." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jean-guitton-playwright/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:16 UTC