Georges Berr

Georges Berr (30 July 1867 – 21 July 1942) in Paris, was a French actor and dramatist, a member and sociétaire of the Comédie-Française from 1886 to 1923.

Georges Berr
Born30 July 1867
3rd arrondissement of Paris
Died21 July 1942(1942-07-21) (aged 74)
Paris
OccupationDramatist, actor

Under the pseudonyms Colias and Henry Bott he wrote several plays, particularly in collaboration with Louis Verneuil. He was Jean-Pierre Aumont's uncle.

Plays

Partial list of plays written or cowritten by Berr.

  • Le Train pour Venise by Louis Verneuil & Berr
  • L'Amant de Madame Vidal
  • La Pomme by Verneuil and Berr
  • L'École des contribuables
  • 1900: Moins cinq... by Paul Gavault and Berr, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
  • 1901: L'Inconnue by Gavault and Berr, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
  • 1901: Madame Flirt by Gavault and Berr, Théâtre de l'Athénée
  • 1902: Les Aventures du capitaine Corcoran by Gavault, Berr and Adrien Vély, Théâtre du Châtelet
  • 1902: La Carotte by Berr, Paul Dehere and Marcel Guillemaud, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
  • 1904: La Dette by Gavault and Berr, Théâtre de l'Odéon
  • 1905: Les Merlereau, 3 acts comedy, Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens
  • 1905: La Marche forcée by Berr and Marc Sonal, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
  • 1913: Un jeune homme qui se tue, 4 acts comedy, Théâtre Femina
  • 1914: J'ose pas, 3 acts comedy, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
  • 1922: Dom Juan de Molière, Comédie-Française
  • 1925: Azaïs by Louis Verneuil and Berr
  • 1928: Le passage de Vénus, 3 acts comedie-bouffe, Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt
  • 1930: Miss France by Berr and Verneui, Théâtre Édouard VII
  • 1930: Guignol, un cambrioleur by Berr and Verneuil, Théâtre de la Potinière
  • 1934: Mon crime de Georges Berr and Verneuil, Théâtre des Variétés
  • 1935: Les Fontaines lumineuses by Berr and Verneuil, Théâtre des Variétés
  • 1946: Azaïs, 3 acts comedy by Verneuil and Berr, Théâtre Daunou

Filmography

Actor
  • 1910: Le Barbier de Séville: Figaro

Director

Writer
  • The Million (Silent film, 1914, based on Le Million)
  • The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (Silent film, 1920, based on Madame Flirt)
  • La principessa Bebè (Silent film, 1921, based on Princesse Bébé)
  • The World at Her Feet (Silent film, 1927, based on Maître Bolbec and son mari)
  • My Sister and I (Silent film, 1929, based on Ma sœur et moi)
  • Burglars (German, 1930, based on Guignol, le cambrioleur)
    • Flagrant Délit (French, 1931, based on Guignol, le cambrioleur)
  • Le Million (French, 1931, based on Le Million)
  • My Cousin from Warsaw (French, 1931, based on Ma cousine de Varsovie)
  • Un coup de téléphone (French, 1932, based on Un coup de téléphone)
  • Azaïs (French, 1932, based on Azaïs)
  • Just My Luck (1933, based on Azaïs)
  • Ihre Durchlaucht, die Verkäuferin (German, 1933, based on Ma sœur et moi)
    • Caprice de princesse (French, 1934, based on Ma sœur et moi)
  • Chourinette (French, 1934, original screenplay)
  • The Bread Peddler (French, 1934, dialogue)
  • Arlette et ses papas (French, 1934, based on Avril)
  • L'École des contribuables (French, 1934, based on L'École des contribuables)
  • Maître Bolbec et son mari (French, 1934, based on Maître Bolbec et son mari)
  • Le Bossu (French, 1934, dialogue)
  • Ferdinand le noceur (French, 1935, dialogue)
  • Speak to Me of Love (French, 1935, based on Parlez-moi d'amour)
  • Le Bébé de l'escadron (French, 1935, dialogue)
  • The Lover of Madame Vidal (French, 1936, based on L'amant de Madame Vidal)
  • Un scandale aux Galeries (French, 1937, dialogue)
  • True Confession (1937, based on Mon Crime)
  • The Train for Venice (French, 1938, based on Le train pour Venise)
  • My Life with Caroline (1941, based on Le train pour Venise)
  • Mischievous Susana (Spanish, 1945, based on Ma sœur et moi)
  • Cross My Heart (1946, based on Mon Crime)
  • Ma tante d'Honfleur (French, 1949, based on Ma tante d'Honfleur)
  • Canas al aire (Spanish, 1949, based on L'amant de Madame Vidal)
  • My Sister and I (Swedish, 1950, based on Ma sœur et moi)
  • Cosas de mujer (Spanish, 1951, based on Maître Bolbec and son mari)
  • Le Passage de Vénus (French, 1951, based on Le Passage de Vénus)
  • My Sister and I (German, 1954, based on Ma sœur et moi)

Career at the Comédie-Française
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.