Jean de Marguenat
French screenwriter and film director
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Jean de Marguenat (2 May 1893 – 16 April 1956) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed nineteen films including the 1937 British musical The Street Singer (1937).[1][2]
Died16 April 1956 (aged 62)
Paris, France
OthernameJean Richard André de Marguenat
OccupationsDirector, Writer
Earlier in his life de Marguenat was an amateur auto racer, attempting a AAA Championship car race at the Atlantic City Speedway in New Jersey in 1926. He failed to qualify.[3]
Selected filmography
- Miche (1932)[4][5]
- The Red Robe (1933)
- Prince Jean (1934)
- Adémaï in the Middle Ages (1935)
- The Street Singer (1937)
- Happy Days (1941)
- Behold Beatrice (1944)