André Daven
André Daven (1900–1981) was a French film producer, actor and director. In the mid-1920s he was the artistic director of the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris when Josephine Baker was hired to appear there.[1] During the German occupation of France during the Second World War he went to the United States where he produced four films.
André Daven | |
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 On the right with Rolf de Maré , Rudolph Valentino and René Clair in Deauville August 1923. René Clair is often incorrectly referred as André Daven. | |
| Born | 16 March 1900 |
| Died | 17 November 1981 (aged 81) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Producer, Director |
| Years active | 1920-1958 (film) |
He was married to the actress Danièle Parola.
Selected filmography
Actor
- La Femme de nulle part (1922)
- Don Juan et Faust (1922)
- The Courier of Lyon (1923)
- Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
Producer or director
- Baccara (1933)
- Adventure in Paris (1936)
- Under Western Eyes (1936)
- Gribouille (1937)
- Orage (1938)
- Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
- Paris After Dark (1943)
- Home in Indiana (1944)
- Nob Hill (1945)
- Marianne of My Youth (1955)
- The Grand Maneuver (1955)
- Gates of Paris (1957)
- That Night (1958)
References
- Nichols p.123
Bibliography
- Roger Nichols. The Harlequin Years: Music in Paris 1917-1929. University of California Press, 2002.
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