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Maurice de Canonge

1894 – 1978

French actor, film director and screenwriter

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Lived 1894 – 1978 (aged 84). Maurice de Canonge was a French film director, screenwriter, film actor and actor.

Maurice de Canonge (March 18, 1894 – January 10, 1979) was a French actor and film director. He is also sometimes known by the name Maurice Cannon.

Selected filmography Director Stowaway Olive (1931) Olive se marie (1931) Monsieur cambriole (1931) Le secret de l'émeraude (1935) Inspector Grey (1936) À minuit, le 7 (1937) Boulot the Aviator (1937) Un soir à Marseille (1938) Grisou (1938) Saint Theresa of Lisieux (1938) Captain Benoit (1938) Thérèse Martin (1939) The Last Metro (1945) Special Mission (1946) A Cop (1947) Judicial Error (1948) La Bataille du feu (1949) Last Hour, Special Edition (1949) The Man from Jamaica (1950) The Two Girls (1951) In the Land of the Sun (1952) Love Always Love (1952) Boum sur Paris (1953) The Price of Love (1955) Three of the Canebière (1955) Three Sailors (1957) Judicial Police (1957) Happy Arenas (1958)

Actor

La nouvelle aurore (1919) - Fric-Frac Les parias de l'amour (1921) Rapax (1922) Trilby (1923) - Zouzou Shadows of Paris (1924) - Robert, A Taxi Driver The Side Show of Life (1924) - Horatio Bakkus The Alaskan (1924) - Tautuk Love's Wilderness (1924) - Pierre Bazin Peter Pan (1924) - Cookson The Little French Girl (1925) - Jerry Hamble The Nude Woman (1926) - Rouchard Forbidden Hours (1928) - Minor Role (uncredited) L'évadée (1929) - Drackson Quand nous étions deux (1930) - Rouchard Amours viennoises (1931) - Muller Les quatre vagabonds (1931) - Novac Olive se marie (1931) Olive passager clandestin (1931) - Olive Un de la montagne (1934) - Le directeur de l'hôtel (uncredited) Adémaï in the Middle Ages (1935) - Un officier anglais Le coup de trois (1936) - Le marchand de poissons The Call of Silence (1936) Le grand refrain (1936) La bataille du feu (1949) Dernière heure, édition spéciale (1949) - (uncredited) Me and the Colonel (1958) - Hollander (uncredited) The Roots of Heaven (1958) - Haas Cervantes (1967) Hot Line (1968) - Director of Hotel (uncredited) Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! (1971) - 1st Client (final film role)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Maurice de Canonge?

French actor, film director and screenwriter (1894-1978)

When was Maurice de Canonge born?

Maurice de Canonge was born on 18 March 1894 in Toulon.

When did Maurice de Canonge die?

Maurice de Canonge died on 29 December 1978 in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne.

What was Maurice de Canonge's occupation?

Maurice de Canonge was a film director, screenwriter, film actor and actor.

What nationality was Maurice de Canonge?

Maurice de Canonge was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Maurice de Canonge

· Wikidata: Q3301542

· DBpedia: Maurice de Canonge

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