Stanislas-André Steeman
Stanislas-Andre Steeman (Liège on 23 January 1908 – Menton on 15 December 1970) was a Belgian illustrator and French-language author. His family, originally of Flemish extraction, had long been settled in Liège.
Stanislas-André Steeman | |
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| Born | 23 January 1908 |
| Died | 15 December 1970 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Known for | Illustrator and French-language author |
| Notable work | The Murderer Lives at Number 21 |
| Spouse | Charlotte Jordens (1918-2011) |
He wrote many mystery novels, some of which were adapted to the screen, such as The Murderer Lives at Number 21 or Mystery in Shanghai. Henri-Georges Clouzot's Quai des Orfèvres is based on his novel Légitime Défense.
Partial bibliography
- The Six Dead Men (1931)
- La Nuit du 12 au 13 (1931)
- Le Mannequin assassiné (1932)
- Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens (1932)
- L'Ennemi sans visage (1934)
- L'assassin habite au 21 (1939)
- Légitime Défense (1942)
- Crimes à vendre (1951)
- 18 Fantômes (1952)
- Six hommes à tuer (1956)
Filmography
- The Riverside Murder, directed by Albert Parker (1935, based on the novel The Six Dead Men)
- The Last of the Six, directed by Georges Lacombe (1941, based on the novel The Six Dead Men)
- The Murderer Lives at Number 21, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1942, based on the novel L'assassin habite au 21)
- The Faceless Enemy, directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage (1946, based on the novel L'Ennemi sans visage)
- Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens, directed by E.G. de Meyst (1947, based on the novel Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens)
- Quai des Orfèvres, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1947, based on the novel Légitime Défense)
- The Murdered Model, directed by Pierre de Hérain (1948, based on the novel Le Mannequin assassiné)
- La muerte camina en la lluvia, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen (1948, based on the novel L'assassin habite au 21)
- The Ferret, directed by Raymond Leboursier (1950, based on the novel Crimes à vendre)
- Mystery in Shanghai, directed by Roger Blanc (1950, based on the novel La Nuit du 12 au 13)
- Brelan d'as, directed by Henri Verneuil (1952, Anthology film about Jules Maigret, Lemmy Caution and Inspector Wens)
- Dortoir des grandes, directed by Henri Decoin (1953, based on the novel 18 Fantômes)
- Que personne ne sorte, directed by Ivan Govar (1964, based on the novel Six hommes à tuer)
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