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Sacha Guitry
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French playwright and filmmaker (1885-1957)
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Sacha Guitry, born Alexandre-Georges-Pierre Guitry in Saint Petersburg in 1885, was a French screenwriter, playwright, film director, and theatrical director. He was a member of the Académie Goncourt and received the Knight, Officer, and Commander distinctions of the Legion of Honour. Guitry was married to Jacqueline Delubac, Charlotte Lysès, Yvonne Printemps, and Lana Marconi. He also wrote under the pseudonym Jacques Lorcey.
He died of cancer in Paris on July 24, 1957, and is buried at Montmartre Cemetery. His notable works include *Théâtre*, *Le comédien*, *Villa for sale*, *18 avenue Élisée Reclus*, and *L'esprit*. Guitry’s native language was French, and he was the son of Lucien Guitry.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1885
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 178
Top works
- Théâtre
- Le comédien
- Villa for sale
- 18 avenue Élisée Reclus
- L'esprit
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Film & TV
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957), known as Sacha Guitry, was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a…
Known for
- A Night at the Opera2020
- Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
- If Paris Were Told to Us — le narrateur et Louis XI1956
- Napoleon — Talleyrand1955
- The Virtuous Scoundrel — Self in the prologue / Narrator (uncredited)1953
- Royal Affairs in Versailles — Louis XIV (older)1953
- I Was It Three Times — Jean Renneval1952
- Deburau — Jean-Gaspard Deburau1951
- Tu m'as sauvé la vie — Le baron de Saint-Rambert1950
- The Treasure of Cantenac — Baron of Cantenac1950
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sacha
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Paris
- Spouse
- Lana Marconi
- Father
- Lucien Guitry
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Lycée Janson-de-Sailly
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Image
- SachaGuitry-1938-Harcourt.png
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- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- Commons category
- Sacha Guitry
- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1885-02-21
- date of death
- 1957-05-24
- member of
- Académie Goncourt
- relative
- René de Pont-Jest
- birth name
- Alexandre-Georges-Pierre Guitry
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Sacha Guitry
- pseudonym
- Jacques Lorcey
- writing language
- French
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Sacha Guitry
- has works in the collection
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- place of detention
- Fresnes Prison
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry ( French: [gitʁi]; 21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession. He became known for his stage performances, particularly in boulevardier roles. He was also a prolific playwright, writing 115 plays throughout his career. He was married five times, always to rising actresses whose careers he furthered. Probably his best-known wife was Yvonne Printemps to whom he was married between 1919 and 1932.
Guitry's plays range from historical dramas to contemporary light comedies. Some have incidental music by composers including André Messager and Reynaldo Hahn. When silent films became popular Guitry avoided them, finding the lack of spoken dialogue fatal to dramatic impact. From the 1930s to the end of his life he enthusiastically embraced the cinema, making as many as five films in a single year.
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