About Louis Chavance
Lived 1907 – 1979 (aged 71). Louis Chavance was a French screenwriter, actor, film editor and assistant director.
Louis Chavance (1907–1979) was a French screenwriter. He also worked occasionally as a film editor and assistant director. He is best known for his screenplay for Le Corbeau which he first wrote in 1933 although the film was not made for another decade.
Selected filmography Screenwriter The Trump Card (1942) La Nuit fantastique (1942) The Phantom Baron (1943) Le Corbeau (1943) A Lover's Return (1946) The Last Penny (1946) The Unknown Singer (1947) Under the Cards (1948) Summer Storm (1949) The Man Who Returns from Afar (1950) The 13th Letter (1951) Tom Toms of Mayumba (1955)
Editor L'Atalante (1934) The Duraton Family (1939)
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Who was Louis Chavance?
French screenwriter and actor
When was Louis Chavance born?
Louis Chavance was born on 24 December 1907 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
When did Louis Chavance die?
Louis Chavance died on 21 September 1979 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
What was Louis Chavance's occupation?
Louis Chavance was a screenwriter, actor, film editor and assistant director.
What nationality was Louis Chavance?
Louis Chavance was French.
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