Albert Dieudonné
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Albert Dieudonné was a French
actor
, screenwriter
, film director
and novelist.
Dieudonné was born in Paris, France and made his acting debut in silent film
in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise
, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns
. In 1924, he directed the film drama, "Catherine" in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir
acted as his assistant director on the film.
Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance
, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube
and the 1916 film Le périscope
. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role of Napoléon Bonaparte in Gance's epic film
, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel
that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne
.
Albert Dieudonne died in Paris in 1976.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and novelist.
Dieudonné was born in Paris, France and made his acting debut in silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
in 1908 for The Assassination of the Duke of Guise
The Assassination of the Duke of Guise
The Assassination of the Duke of Guise is a French historical film directed by Charles Le Bargy and André Calmettes, adapted by Henri Lavedan, and featuring actors of the Comédie Française and prominent set designers...
, with musical score by Camille Saint-Saëns
Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns was a French Late-Romantic composer, organist, conductor, and pianist. He is known especially for The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, Havanaise, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, and his Symphony...
. In 1924, he directed the film drama, "Catherine" in which he also appeared as a major character. Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
acted as his assistant director on the film.
Between 1915 and 1916, Dieudonné acted in five films for director Abel Gance
Abel Gance
Abel Gance was a French film director and producer, writer and actor. He is best known for three major silent films: J'accuse , La Roue , and the monumental Napoléon .-Early life:...
, including the 1915 film La Folie du Docteur Tube
La Folie du Docteur Tube
La Folie du Docteur Tube is a short silent experimental film directed by Abel Gance, in which a scientist takes a white powder, and then hallucinates. Gance shows the man's hallucinations by using a series of distorting lenses on the camera. A print of the film survives....
and the 1916 film Le périscope
Le périscope
Le périscope is a 1916 silent French film directed by Abel Gance.-Cast:* Albert Dieudonné - William Bell* Henri Maillard - Damores* Yvonne Sergyl - Manoela Damores* Georges Raulin - Geoffrey Bell* Mlle Savigny - Clelia Damores...
. In 1927 he was hired back to star in the title role of Napoléon Bonaparte in Gance's epic film
Epic film
An epic is a genre of film that emphasizes human drama on a grand scale. Epics are more ambitious in scope than other film genres, and their ambitious nature helps to differentiate them from similar genres such as the period piece or adventure film...
, Napoléon. In 1929 Dieudonné wrote a novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
that was made into a 1930 musical comedy film titled "La Douceur D'Aimer" (Sweetness of Love), and he wrote the script for the 1936 La Garçonne
La Garçonne (1936 film)
La Garçonne is a 1936 French black-and-white film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Victor Margueritte...
.
Albert Dieudonne died in Paris in 1976.