Guy du Fresnay
Guy Du Fresnay | |
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| Born | 23 November 1877 France |
| Died | 20 September 1937 (aged 59) France |
| Occupation | Silent film director |
| Years active | 1918—1923 |
Guy Du Fresnay (1877-1937) was a French writer and silent film director best known for his silent films of the late 1910s and early 1920s. He was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1919.[1]
He is the descendant of French writer Maria Du Fresnay and of French knight Ange Du Fresnay as well as the ancestor of French essayist and economist Philippe Du Fresnay.
Biography
[edit]He started as a writer, then became a scenarist and film director.
He worked notably for the Gaumont Film Company.
Filmography
[edit]- Démon du foyer, Le (1912)
- Jardin du pirate, Le (1918)
- Cathédrale merveilleuse, La (1918)
- De la coupe aux lèvres (1920)
- Ami des montagnes, L' (1920)
- Ailes s'ouvrent, Les (1921)
- Margot (1922)
- Frou-Frou (1923)
Bibliography
[edit]- Magazine "Ciné pour tous", No 66, 20 Mai 1921, lien url: http://www.cineressources.net/images/periodiques/o000/401.pdf Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Magazine "Cinéa", No 52, 5 Mai 1922, page 1, lien url: http://www.cineressources.net/images/periodiques/o000/494.pdf Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ decree of the French Ministry of war dated 11 January 1919.
