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Pierre Véry

1900 – 1960

French screenwriter

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About Pierre Véry

Lived 1900 – 1960 (aged 59). Pierre Véry was a French screenwriter, writer, children's writer, crime fiction writer and young adult author.

Restaurant and former Pierre Véry's house in Aubeterre, Charente, France. (P. Véry was a 20th-century's novelist and screenwriter.) Pierre Véry (17 November 1900 in Bellon, Charente – 12 October 1960 in Paris) was a French novelist and screenwriter.

Filmography Boys' School, directed by Christian-Jaque (1938, based on the novel Les Disparus de Saint-Agil) Who Killed Santa Claus?, directed by Christian-Jaque (1941, based on the novel L'Assassinat du père Noël) It Happened at the Inn, directed by Jacques Becker (1943, based on the novel Goupi-Mains rouges) , directed by Louis Daquin (1943, based on the novel Madame et le Mort) Land Without Stars, directed by Georges Lacombe (1946, based on the novel Le Pays sans étoiles) Old Boys of Saint-Loup, directed by Georges Lampin (1950, based on the novel Les Anciens de Saint-Loup) Great Man, directed by Yves Ciampi (1951, based on the novel Un grand patron) , directed by (1967, TV miniseries, based on the novel Signé Alouette) , directed by (1976, TV film, based on the novel Le Gentleman des Antipodes) Les Disparus de Saint-Agil, directed by Jean-Louis Benoît (1991, TV film, based on the novel Les Disparus de Saint-Agil) Goupi-Mains rouges, directed by Claude Goretta (1993, TV film, based on the novel Goupi-Mains rouges)

Screenwriter (dir. Christian-Jaque, 1939) The Murderer is Afraid at Night (dir. Jean Delannoy, 1942) Melody for You (dir. Willy Rozier, 1942) Land Without Stars (dir. Georges Lacombe, 1946) Martin Roumagnac (dir. Georges Lacombe, 1946) The Charterhouse of Parma (dir. Christian-Jaque, 1948) Crossroads of Passion (dir. Ettore Giannini, 1948) Suzanne and the Robbers (dir. Yves Ciampi, 1949) (dir. Georges Lampin, 1949) Singoalla (dir. Christian-Jaque, 1949) Old Boys of Saint-Loup (dir. Georges Lampin, 1950) Lost Souvenirs (dir. Christian-Jaque, 1950) Great Man (dir. Yves Ciampi, 1951) The Slave (dir. Yves Ciampi, 1953) Le Guérisseur (dir. Yves Ciampi, 1953) Papa, Mama, the Maid and I (dir. Jean-Paul Le Chanois, 1954) Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (dir. Jean-Paul Le Chanois, 1955) Not Delivered (dir. Gilles Grangier, 1958) (dir. André Michel, 1958)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Pierre Véry?

French screenwriter (1900–1960)

When was Pierre Véry born?

Pierre Véry was born on 17 November 1900 in Bellon.

When did Pierre Véry die?

Pierre Véry died on 12 October 1960 in Paris, rue du Boccador.

What was Pierre Véry's occupation?

Pierre Véry was a screenwriter, writer, children's writer, crime fiction writer and young adult author.

What nationality was Pierre Véry?

Pierre Véry was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pierre Véry

· Wikidata: Q3387339

· DBpedia: Pierre Véry

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