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Yves Mirande

1876 – 1957

French actor

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Lived 1876 – 1957 (aged 80). Yves Mirande was a French film director, screenwriter, librettist, film actor, film producer and director.

Yves Mirande (Bagneux, 8 May 1876 – 17 March 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer.

Career Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era.

Filmography She Wolves, directed by Maurice Elvey (Silent, 1925, based on the play Un homme en habit) Evening Clothes, directed by Luther Reed (Silent, 1927, based on the play Un homme en habit) The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Roger Lion and Nicolas Rimsky (Silent, 1927, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) , directed by Robert Boudrioz (Silent, 1929, based on the operetta Trois jeunes filles nues) Kiss Me, directed by Robert Péguy (Silent, 1929, based on the play Embrassez-moi) The Wonderful Day, directed by René Barberis (Silent, 1929, based on the play La Merveilleuse Journée) L'Arpète, directed by Émile-Bernard Donatien (Silent, 1929, based on the play L'Arpète) A Hole in the Wall, directed by René Barberis (French, 1930, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) , directed by Edvin Adolphson (Swedish, 1930, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) A Lucky Man, directed by Benito Perojo (Spanish, 1930, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) The Matrimonial Bed, directed by Michael Curtiz (English, 1930, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs) The Man in Evening Clothes, directed by René Guissart (French, 1931, based on the play Un homme en habit) A Gentleman in Tails, directed by Roger Capellani and Carlos San Martín (Spanish, 1931, based on the play Un homme en habit)

To Live Happily, directed by Claudio de la Torre (French, 1932, based on the play Pour vivre heureux) Simone Is Like That, directed by Karl Anton (French, 1932, based on the play Simone est comme ça) Kiss Me, directed by Léon Mathot (French, 1932, based on the play Embrassez-moi) Mon cœur balance, directed by René Guissart (French, 1932, based on the play Une femme dans un lit) The Wonderful Day, directed by Yves Mirande and Robert Wyler (French, 1932, based on the play La Merveilleuse Journée) The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Karl Anton (French, 1933, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) , directed by René Guissart (French, 1933, based on the play La Femme de mon ami)

Un Petit Trou pas cher, directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis (French, 1934, based on the play Un petit trou pas cher) Mr. What's-His-Name?, directed by Ralph Ince (English, 1935, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs) It Happened in Paris, directed by Carol Reed and Robert Wyler (English, 1935, based on the play L'Arpète) The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Maurice Cammage (French, 1939, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) Kisses for Breakfast, directed by Lewis Seiler (English, 1941, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs) A Hole in the Wall, directed by Émile Couzinet (French, 1950, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) , directed by Émile Couzinet (French, 1951, based on the play La Grande vie) The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger (French, 1953, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) The Cucuroux Family, directed by Émile Couzinet (French, 1953, based on the play Une femme dans un lit) The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Claude Vital (French, 1976, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) The Wonderful Day, directed by Claude Vital (French, 1980, based on the play La Merveilleuse Journée)

As screenwriter

1909 : Octave (Short film) 1909 : Le Petit qui a faim (Short film) 1910 : La Tournée des grands ducs (Short film) 1916 : The Gold Chignon 1930 : 1930 : 1930 : 1931 : Le Père célibataire 1931 : Révolte dans la prison 1931 : Luck (1931 film) 1932 : You Will Be a Duchess 1932 : A Father Without Knowing It 1932 : Tumultes 1932 : (Short film) 1932 : La Perle 1933 : Charlemagne 1934 : Le Roi des Champs-Élysées 1934 : 1935 : 1935 : Quelle drôle de gosse! 1935 : Little One 1935 : Man of the Moment 1935 : Princesse Tam-Tam 1935 : Baccara 1936 : Excursion Train 1936 : 1936 : Seven Men, One Woman 1936 : 1936 : 1936 : Ménilmontant 1936 : Tout va très bien madame la marquise 1937 : 1937 : 1937 : Life Dances On 1938 : Sweet Devil 1938 : Four in the Morning 1938 : The President 1938 : Café de Paris 1939 : Extenuating Circumstances 1939 : The Spirit of Sidi-Brahim 1940 : Paris-New York 1940 : They Were Twelve Women 1940 : Moulin Rouge 1941 : 1941 : The Acrobat 1941 : Strange Suzy 1941 : 1942 : The Woman I Loved Most 1942 : Soyez les bienvenus 1942 : At Your Command, Madame 1942 : The Benefactor 1942 : 1943 : 1943 : The Exile's Song 1945 : St. Val's Mystery 1947 : 1949 : The Ladies in the Green Hats 1949 : Cage of Girls 1950 : The Bread Peddler 1954 : It's the Paris Life 1954 : The Two Orphans

Director 1932 : The Wonderful Day 1935 : Baccara 1936 : Seven Men, One Woman 1936 : The Great Refrain 1936 : The Bureaucrats 1937 : 1938 : Café de Paris 1939 : Behind the Facade 1940 : Paris-New York 1940 : Moulin-Rouge

Actor 1927: L'Arpète, written with Gustave Quinson 1933: The Porter from Maxim's by Karl Anton 1939: Behind the Facade by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande, as Le clochard sur le banc 1942: by Raymond Leboursier, as Brignolles

Producer 1933 :

Theatre work

Author 1909 : Un petit trou pas cher (with Henri Caen), Comédie-Royale 1909 : Ma gosse (with Henri Caen) 1910 : Les Jeux sont faits? (with Guillaume Wolff), Théâtre Michel 1912 : Pour vivre heureux (with André Rivoire), Théâtre de la Renaissance 1920 : Un homme en habit (with André Picard), Théâtre des Variétés 1920 : La Femme de mon ami (with Henri Géroule), Théâtre Michel 1920 : (with Gustave Quinson), Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1921 : Simone est comme ça (with Alexis Madis), Théâtre des Capucines 1922 : La Merveilleuse Journée (with Gustave Quinson), Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1922 : Pourquoi m'as-tu fait ça? (with Alexis Madis and Gustave Quinson), Théâtre des Capucines 1923 : Embrassez-moi (with Tristan Bernard and Gustave Quinson), Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1925 : (with Raoul Moretti and Albert Willemetz), Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens 1925 : Voulez-vous être ma femme? (by Jacques Richepin, adaptation by Yves Mirande), Théâtre de la Renaissance 1926 : Au premier de ces messieurs (with André Mouëzy-Éon), Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1927 : Une femme dans un lit (with Gustave Quinson), Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1927 : L'Arpète (with Gustave Quinson), Théâtre La Scala 1929 : Le Trou dans le mur, Théâtre de la Michodière 1929 : La Grande vie (with Henri Géroule), Théâtre du Palais-Royal 1946 : Ce soir je suis garçon! (with André Mouëzy-Éon), Théâtre Antoine

Comedian 1943 : À la gloire d'Antoine by Sacha Guitry, Théâtre Antoine

Scenographer 1949 : Le Petit by Tristan Bernard, Théâtre Antoine

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Yves Mirande?

French actor (1876–1957)

When was Yves Mirande born?

Yves Mirande was born on 8 May 1876 in Bagneux.

When did Yves Mirande die?

Yves Mirande died on 17 March 1957 in Paris.

What was Yves Mirande's occupation?

Yves Mirande was a film director, screenwriter, librettist, film actor, film producer and director.

What nationality was Yves Mirande?

Yves Mirande was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Yves Mirande

· Wikidata: Q3573865

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