André Hugon
André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 which at the time was part of France. He directed some 90 films between 1913 and 1952.
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- Name
- André Hugon
- Born
- 17 December 1886
- Birthplace
- Algiers, French Algeria
- Died
- 22 August 1960
- Place of death
- Urval, Dordogne, France
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 which at the time was part of France. He directed some 90 films between 1913 and 1952.
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• Name — André Hugon • Born — 17 December 1886 • Birthplace — Algiers, French Algeria • Died — 22 August 1960 • Place of death — Urval, Dordogne, France • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1913–1952
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Flower of Paris (1916) • The Gold Chignon (1916) • The Jackals (1917) • Anguish (1917) • Vertigo (1917) • Sharks (1917) • A Crime Has Been Committed (1919) • Mademoiselle Chiffon (1919) • Jacques Landauze (1920) • Worthless Woman (1921) • The Fugitive (1920) • The Black Diamond (1922) • King of the Camargue (1922) • The Two Pigeons (1922) • The Little Thing (1923) • La gitanilla (1924) • The Thruster (1924) • The Princess and the Clown (1924) • Yasmina (1927) • The Temple of Shadows (1927) • The Great Passion (1928) • The Three Masks (1929) • The Wedding March (1929) • Levy and Company (1930) • Tenderness (1930) • Moritz Makes his Fortune (1931) • The Levy Department Stores (1932) • The Sandman (1932) • Southern Cross (1932) • Maurin of the Moors (1932) • If You Wish It (1932) • The Illustrious Maurin (1933) • Chourinette (1934) • Gaspard de Besse (1935) • Moses and Solomon, Perfumers (1935) • Mercadet (1936) • Monsieur Bégonia (1937) • The Marriages of Mademoiselle Levy (1936) • Romarin (1937) • Sarati the Terrible (1937) • Street Without Joy (1938) • Heroes of the Marne (1938) • Moulin Rouge (1941) • Three Argentines in Montmartre (1941) • Room 13 (1942) • The Exile's Song (1943) • Father Serge (1945) • The Grand Hotel Affair (1946) • The Village of Wrath (1947) • Monsieur de Falindor (1947)
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André Hugon died on 22 August 1960.
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- 1.Geneanet Collection : Reconstitution des familles du Pays Cannois, Relevé effectué par : Cercle Généalogique du Pays Cannois
- 2.https://www.geneanet.org/registres/view/207192/30?individu_filter=12210238 Paris, Cimetière des Batignolles (Paris, France) - Registres journaliers d'inhumation 01/06/1959 - 02/09/1960, vue 30 / 31
- 3.Claude Beylie et Philippe d'Hugues, Les Oubliés du cinéma français, préface de Jean-Charles Tacchella, Éditions du Cerf, 1999, p. 83-95
- 4.Notice sur Les indépendants du
- 5.Les Trois Masques ayant été réalisé en Grande-Bretagne, Le Requin d'Henri Chomette, tourné en France, est parfois considéré comme étant le premier film parlant français. Claude Beylie et Philippe d'Hugues, op. cit., p. 83
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- Claude Beylie et Philippe d'Hugues, Les Oubliés du cinéma français, préface de Jean-Charles Tacchella, Éditions du Cerf, 1999,
- Daniel Armogathe et Dominique Lesourd, Les deux Provences de Marcel Pagnol et d'André Hugon, dans Marcel Pagnol et la méridionalité, Actes du colloque d'Aix-en-Provence , 1997,
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