Jacques Deval
Jacques Deval (27 June 1895 – 19 December 1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.
Also recorded as Jacques Déval
Jacques Deval

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- Name
- Jacques Deval
- Born
- 27 June 1895
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 19 December 1972
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, Director
- Full name
- Jacques Dabert Boularan.
- Nationality
- France
- Education
- Faculty of Arts of Paris
- Known for
- Tovaritch
- Honours
- Prix Claude-Farrère
- Languages
- French
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Jacques Deval (27 June 1895 – 19 December 1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jacques Deval • Born — 27 June 1895 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 19 December 1972 • Place of death — Paris, France • Other Names — Jacques Boularan • Occupation — Screenwriter, Director • Years Active — 1923–1972 (film)
Novels
Novels
• Marie Galante (1931)
Plays
Plays
• Une faible femme; a comedy in three acts (1920) • Dans sa candeur naïve; a comedy in three acts (1926); translated into English as Her Cardboard Lover (1927) by Valerie Wyngate and P. G. Wodehouse • Étienne; a play in three acts (1930) • Mademoiselle; a comedy in three acts (1932) • Tovarich; a play in four acts (1933) • Marie Galante; a play with music in two acts, based on the novel Marie Galante. Music by Kurt Weill (1934) • Soubrette; a comedy in three acts (1938) • Oh, Brother!; a comedy in three acts (1945) • La Femme de ta jeunesse; a play in three acts (1947) • Le Rayon des jouets; a comedy in three acts (1951) • Il y a longtemps que je t'aime; a play in two acts (1955) • La Prétentaine; a comedy in two acts (1957) • Romancero; a play in three acts (1958)
Filmography
Filmography
• The Cardboard Lover, directed by Robert Z. Leonard (1928, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve) • The Passionate Plumber, directed by Edward Sedgwick (1932, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve) • A Weak Woman, directed by Max de Vaucorbeil (France, 1933, based on the play Une faible femme) • Étienne, directed by Jean Tarride (France, 1933, based on the play Étienne) • Journal of a Crime, directed by William Keighley (1934, remake of the 1933 film Une vie perdue) • Marie Galante, directed by Henry King (1934, based on the novel Marie Galante) • Tovaritch, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1935, based on the play Tovaritch) • Tovarich, directed by Anatole Litvak (1937, based on the play Tovaritch) • Say It in French, directed by Andrew L. Stone (1938, based on the play Soubrette) • Her Cardboard Lover, directed by George Cukor (1942, based on the play Dans sa candeur naïve) • Una vírgen moderna, directed by Joaquín Pardavé (Mexico, 1946, based on the play Mademoiselle) • Miss Tatlock's Millions, directed by Richard Haydn (1948, based on the play Oh, Brother!) • Tuesday's Guest, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1950, based on the play La Femme de ta jeunesse) • Women's Club, directed by Ralph Habib (France, 1956, remake of the 1936 film Women's Club) • La ragazza di mille mesi, directed by Steno (Italy, 1961, based on the play Le Rayon des jouets) • Geliebte Hochstaplerin, directed by Ákos Ráthonyi (West Germany, 1961, based on the play La Prétentaine) • L'altra metà del cielo, directed by Franco Rossi (Italy, 1977, based on the play Romancero)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Jacques Deval was recorded at birth as Jacques Dabert Boularan. He also worked under the name Jacques Boularan. The authorities additionally record the heading Jacques Déval. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Abel Deval. He married Claude Godard. 2 children are recorded: Gérard de Villiers and Bernard Eschasseriaux.
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Jacques Deval is recorded as writer, screenwriter, playwright, film producer and director.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1890
Jacques Deval born at 6th arrondissement of Paris.
1932
Signor Bracoli is dated 1932.
1972
Jacques Deval died at 19th arrondissement of Paris.
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6th arrondissement of Paris.
Birth place
19th arrondissement of Paris.
Death place
Screenwriter
• Le Mauvais Garçon, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger (France, 1923) • Jenny Lind, directed by Arthur Robison (French, 1932) • Une vie perdue, directed by Raymond Rouleau (France, 1933) • Women's Club, directed by Jacques Deval (France, 1936) • Cafe Metropole, directed by Edward H. Griffith (1937) • Domenica, directed by Maurice Cloche (France, 1952) • When You Read This Letter, directed by Jean-Pierre Melville (France, 1953)
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