André Daven
André Daven (1900–1981) was a French film producer, actor and director. In the mid-1920s he was the artistic director of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris when Josephine Baker was hired to appear there. During the German occupation of France during the Second World War he went to the United States where he produced four films.
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- Name
- André Daven
- Born
- 16 March 1900
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 17 November 1981 (aged 81)
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director
- Full name
- Lucien André Davenport.
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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He was married to the actress Danièle Parola.
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• Name — André Daven • Born — 16 March 1900 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 17 November 1981 (aged 81) • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Actor, producer, director • Years Active — 1920–1958 (film)
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André Daven (1900 – 17 November 1981) is described as a film producer and “Künstlerische Oberleitung” in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of André Daven is recorded in 1900 in Paris, and the death on 17 November 1981 in Paris.
Actor
Actor
• La Femme de nulle part (1922) • Don Juan et Faust (1922) • The Courier of Lyon (1923) • Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
Producer or director
Producer or director
• Baccara (1933) • Adventure in Paris (1936) • Under Western Eyes (1936) • Gribouille (1937) • Orage (1938) • Tonight We Raid Calais (1943) • Paris After Dark (1943) • Home in Indiana (1944) • Nob Hill (1945) • Marianne of My Youth (1955) • The Grand Maneuver (1955) • Gates of Paris (1957) • That Night (1958)
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8th arrondissement of Paris.
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