Yves Mirande
Yves Mirande (Bagneux, 8 May 1876 – 17 March 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer.
Yves Mirande

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- Name
- Yves Mirande
- Born
- 8 May 1876
- Birthplace
- Bagneux, Maine-et-Loire, France
- Died
- 17 March 1957
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, director, actor, producer
- Full name
- Anatole Charles Le Querrec.
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Lycée Arago.
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Key facts
• Name — Yves Mirande • Born — 8 May 1876 • Birthplace — Bagneux, Maine-et-Loire, France • Died — 17 March 1957 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Screenwriter, director, actor, producer
Career
Career
Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era.
Filmography
Filmography
• She Wolves, directed by Maurice Elvey (Silent, 1925, based on the play Un homme en habit) • Evening Clothes, directed by Luther Reed (Silent, 1927, based on the play Un homme en habit) • The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Roger Lion and Nicolas Rimsky (Silent, 1927, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) • Trois jeunes filles nues (film), directed by Robert Boudrioz (Silent, 1929, based on the operetta Trois jeunes filles nues) • Kiss Me, directed by Robert Péguy (Silent, 1929, based on the play Embrassez-moi) • The Wonderful Day, directed by René Barberis (Silent, 1929, based on the play La Merveilleuse Journée) • L'Arpète, directed by Émile-Bernard Donatien (Silent, 1929, based on the play L'Arpète) • A Hole in the Wall, directed by René Barberis (French, 1930, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) • När rosorna slå ut, directed by Edvin Adolphson (Swedish, 1930, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) • A Lucky Man, directed by Benito Perojo (Spanish, 1930, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) • The Matrimonial Bed, directed by Michael Curtiz (English, 1930, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs) • The Man in Evening Clothes, directed by René Guissart (French, 1931, based on the play Un homme en habit) • A Gentleman in Tails, directed by Roger Capellani and Carlos San Martín (Spanish, 1931, based on the play Un homme en habit) • To Live Happily, directed by Claudio de la Torre (French, 1932, based on the play Pour vivre heureux) • Simone Is Like That, directed by Karl Anton (French, 1932, based on the play Simone est comme ça) • Kiss Me, directed by Léon Mathot (French, 1932, based on the play Embrassez-moi) • Mon cœur balance, directed by René Guissart (French, 1932, based on the play Une femme dans un lit) • The Wonderful Day, directed by Yves Mirande and Robert Wyler (French, 1932, based on the play La Merveilleuse Journée) • The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Karl Anton (French, 1933, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) • Je te confie ma femme, directed by René Guissart (French, 1933, based on the play La Femme de mon ami) • Un Petit Trou pas cher, directed by Pierre-Jean Ducis (French, 1934, based on the play Un petit trou pas cher) • Mr. What's-His-Name?, directed by Ralph Ince (English, 1935, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs) • It Happened in Paris, directed by Carol Reed and Robert Wyler (English, 1935, based on the play L'Arpète) • The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Maurice Cammage (French, 1939, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) • Kisses for Breakfast, directed by Lewis Seiler (English, 1941, based on the play Au premier de ces messieurs) • A Hole in the Wall, directed by Émile Couzinet (French, 1950, based on the play Le Trou dans le mur) • Ce coquin d'Anatole, directed by Émile Couzinet (French, 1951, based on the play La Grande vie) • The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Henri Diamant-Berger (French, 1953, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) • The Cucuroux Family, directed by Émile Couzinet (French, 1953, based on the play Une femme dans un lit) • The Porter from Maxim's, directed by Claude Vital (French, 1976, based on the play Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's) • The Wonderful Day, directed by Claude Vital (French, 1980, based on the play La Merveilleuse Journée)
Director
Director
• 1932: The Wonderful Day • 1935: Baccara • 1936: Seven Men, One Woman • 1936: The Great Refrain • 1936: The Bureaucrats • 1937: À nous deux, madame la vie • 1938: Café de Paris • 1939: Behind the Facade • 1940: Paris-New York • 1940: Moulin-Rouge
Actor
Actor
• 1927: L'Arpète, written with Gustave Quinson • 1933: The Porter from Maxim's by Karl Anton • 1939: Behind the Facade by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande, as Le clochard sur le banc • 1942: Les Petits Riens (film) by Raymond Leboursier, as Brignolles
Producer
Producer
• 1933: Je te confie ma femme
Author
Comedian
Comedian
• 1943: À la gloire d'Antoine by Sacha Guitry, Théâtre Antoine
Scenographer
Scenographer
• 1949: Le Petit by Tristan Bernard, Théâtre Antoine
Identity
Identity
Yves Mirande is recorded as screenwriter, librettist, actor, film producer and director. Recorded at birth as Anatole Charles Le Querrec. Identity and origins. His recorded language was French. He married Simone Berriau.
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1876
Yves Mirande born at Bagneux.
1957
Yves Mirande died at Paris.
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Bagneux.
Birth place
Paris.
Death place
As screenwriter
• 1909: Octave (Short film) • 1909: Le Petit qui a faim (Short film) • 1910: La Tournée des grands ducs (Short film) • 1916: The Gold Chignon • 1930: Le Spectre vert • 1930: Si l'empereur savait ça • 1930: Olympia (1930 film) • 1931: Le Père célibataire • 1931: Révolte dans la prison • 1931: Luck (1931 film) • 1932: You Will Be a Duchess • 1932: A Father Without Knowing It • 1932: Tumultes • 1932: Une brune piquante (Short film) • 1932: La Perle • 1933: Charlemagne • 1934: Le Roi des Champs-Élysées • 1934: Le Cavalier Lafleur • 1935: Le Billet de mille • 1935: Quelle drôle de gosse! • 1935: Little One • 1935: Man of the Moment • 1935: Princesse Tam-Tam • 1935: Baccara • 1936: Excursion Train • 1936: Une gueule en or • 1936: Seven Men, One Woman • 1936: Le Grand Refrain • 1936: Au son des guitares • 1936: Ménilmontant • 1936: Tout va très bien madame la marquise • 1937: À nous deux, madame la vie • 1937: Le Cantinier de la coloniale • 1937: Life Dances On • 1938: Sweet Devil • 1938: Four in the Morning • 1938: The President • 1938: Café de Paris • 1939: Extenuating Circumstances • 1939: The Spirit of Sidi-Brahim • 1940: Paris-New York • 1940: They Were Twelve Women • 1940: Moulin Rouge • 1941: L'An 40 • 1941: The Acrobat • 1941: Strange Suzy • 1941: Ce n'est pas moi • 1942: The Woman I Loved Most • 1942: Soyez les bienvenus • 1942: At Your Command, Madame • 1942: The Benefactor • 1942: Les Petits Riens (film) • 1943: Des jeunes filles dans la nuit • 1943: The Exile's Song • 1945: St. Val's Mystery • 1947: Pas un mot à la reine mère • 1949: The Ladies in the Green Hats • 1949: Cage of Girls • 1950: The Bread Peddler • 1954: It's the Paris Life • 1954: The Two Orphans
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