André Cerf
André Cerf (October 31, 1902 – December 3, 1993) was a French screenwriter, actor and film director. He also worked as an assistant director on a number of films including Anatole Litvak's The Crew (1935). He was married to the actress Alix Mahieux.
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André Cerf
- Name
- André Cerf
- Born
- 31 October 1902
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 3 December 1993 (aged 91)
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Occupation
- Director, screenwriter, actor
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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• Name — André Cerf • Born — 31 October 1902 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 3 December 1993 (aged 91) • Place of death — Neuilly-sur-Seine, France • Occupation — Director, screenwriter, actor • Years Active — 1926–1975 (film & TV)
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André Cerf lived from 31 October 1901 to 6 December 1993 and was a screenwriter, film director, actor and director. The birth of André Cerf is recorded on 31 October 1901 in Paris, and the death on 6 December 1993 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Biography
Biography
He worked as an assistant to Jean Renoir, Marcel L'Herbier, René Clair, Anatole Litvak, Fedor Ozep, and Alexandre Esway.Roger Boussinot, L'Encyclopédie du Cinéma, Ed. Bordas, 1986 After writing the screenplay for the film Radio-Folie in 1931, he directed his first feature in 1935, Le Médecin de service. He disappeared from the screen between 1935 and 1947 before returning to cinema as a screenwriter. He married actress Alix Mahieux. He is buried in the cimetière nouveau de Neuilly-sur-Seine (division 23).
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• If I Were Boss (1934) • Forty Little Mothers (1936) • The Citadel of Silence (1937) • La Comédie du bonheur (1940) • The Bouquinquant Brothers (1947) • The Red Signal (1949) • La veuve et l'innocent (1949) • The Widow and the Innocent (1949) • The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans (1950) • The Crime of Bouif (1952)
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- 1.Relevé des fichiers de l'Insee
- 2.lesgensducinema.com
- 3.Roger Boussinot, L'Encyclopédie du Cinéma, Ed. Bordas, 1986
- 4.Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs
- 5.Le Petit Chaperon rouge sur Dvdtoile. Consulté le 18 mai 2008.
- 6.André Cerf sur AlloCiné. Consulté le 18 mai 2008.
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- Le Cinéma des années trente par ceux qui l'ont fait. Harmattan. 1. 43. 2000. 978-2-7384-8951-7 ; Google Livres.
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