René Jayet
René Jayet (20 May 1906 – 31 October 1953) was a French film director and producer. He made his debut in 1928 with Une femme a passé, starring Camille Bardou among others. Followed Des quintuplés au pensionnat, Moumou, Les Aventuriers de l'air, Une nuit de noces and Le Cabaret du grand large.
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René Jayet
- Name
- René Jayet
- Born
- 20 May 1906
- Birthplace
- Paris
- Died
- 31 October 1953
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter, producer
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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René Jayet (20 May 1906 – 31 October 1953) was a French film director and producer. He made his debut in 1928 with Une femme a passé, starring Camille Bardou among others. Followed Des quintuplés au pensionnat, Moumou, Les Aventuriers de l'air, Une nuit de noces and Le Cabaret du grand large.
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René Jayet (1906–1952) was a French director, film director and screenwriter. Born in 4th arrondissement of Paris, the director died in 7th arrondissement of Paris. Languages used include French.
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• Name — René Jayet • Born — 20 May 1906 • Birthplace — Paris • Died — 31 October 1953 • Place of death — Paris • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter, producer
Director
Director
• Une femme a passé (1928) • Casaque damier... toque blanche (1928) • Couturier de mon cœur (1935) • Le Champion de ces dames (1935) • Passeurs d'hommes (1937) • Deuxième bureau contre kommandantur (1939) • Retour au bonheur (1940) • Ici l'on pêche (1941) • Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur (1943) • Le Cabaret du grand large (1946) • Le Testament (1946, short) • Cinq à sept (1946, short) • Mandrin (1947) • L'Homme de la nuit (1947) • Bichon (1948) • Le dernier quart d'heure (1949, short) • My Aunt from Honfleur (1949) • Wedding Night (1950) • The Adventurers of the Air (1950) • The Darling of His Concierge (1951) • Moumou (1951) • Quintuplets in the Boarding School (1953)
Producer
Producer
• 1949: Le dernier quart d'heure (short film) • 1950: Les Aventuriers de l'air • 1951: Moumou
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Origins and background
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Jayet died in 1952 at 7th arrondissement of Paris. Institutional cataloguing adds that rené Jayet was born in 1906 at 4th arrondissement of Paris.
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. The record continues: rené Jayet is recorded with the occupation film director. It is also recorded that rené Jayet is recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Institutional cataloguing adds that rené Jayet is recorded with the occupation director. Recorded as a citizen of France. Recorded with the gender male. Institutional cataloguing adds that rené Jayet was born on 20 May 1906. Jayet died on 31 October 1952.
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4th arrondissement of Paris.
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7th arrondissement of Paris.
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This entry is compiled from 6 catalogued sources across 4 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wikidata, Internet Archive and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.
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