The Neuilly-sur-Seine Old Communal Cemetery in the Hauts-de-Seine département of France is in the western suburbs of Paris, between Paris and La Défense.
Yvonne Printemps was a French singer and actress who achieved stardom on stage and screen in France and internationally.
Pierre Fresnay was a French stage and film actor.
Édouard Bourdet was a 20th-century French playwright.
At the Grand Balcony is a 1949 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Pierre Fresnay, Georges Marchal and Félix Oudart. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
The Paris Waltz is a 1950 French-Italian historical musical film directed by Marcel Achard and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Jacques Charon. It portrays the life of the nineteenth century composer Jacques Offenbach.
The Duel is a French film directed by Pierre Fresnay, released in 1939. It is the only film directed by Pierre Fresnay.
André Roanne was a French actor. He began his career playing in short films, and acted in 91 films in total, most notably those of Fernandel. Most of his films were French; he did, however, also appear in German and Italian works, especially co-productions with French companies. He also served occasionally as an assistant director, screenwriter, technician, and film editor.
Léocadia is a play by Jean Anouilh that premiered at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940. It is one of Anouilh's Pièces roses, together with Humulus le muet (1932), Le Bal des voleurs (1938), and Le Rendez-vous de Senlis (1941). For the occasion, Francis Poulenc composed one of his most celebrated songs, "Les Chemins de l'amour", sung by Yvonne Printemps.
The Voyage to America is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Lavorel and starring Pierre Fresnay, Yvonne Printemps and Jean Brochard. The film contrasts the prosperity of France and the United States in the post-Second World War era It replaced the Laurel and Hardy film Atoll K at the Olympia cinema in Paris, and was much more successful.
Adrienne Lecouvreur is a 1938 French-German biographical film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Junie Astor. The film was a co-production between the two countries, and was made at UFA's Berlin Studios. It was based on the 1849 play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé about the life of the eighteenth century actress Adrienne Lecouvreur.
Henri Betti, born Ange Betti, was a French composer and a pianist.
Three Waltzes is a 1938 French historical musical film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Henri Guisol. It is an operetta film, based on music by Oscar Straus. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jean d'Eaubonne, Raymond Gabutti and Jacques Gut.
Thunder Over Paris is a 1940 French drama film directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps and starring Arletty, Marcel Dalio and Annie Ducaux. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was filmed before the outbreak of war and released during the Phoney War period before the Fall of France.
Michèle Verly was a French stage and film actress. She was managing director of the Théâtre Gramont from August 1945 until her untimely death. She died in the 1952 Air France SNCASE Languedoc crash and is buried in the Batignolles Cemetery in Paris.
The Théâtre de la Michodière is a theatre building and performing arts venue, located at 4 bis, rue de La Michodière in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. Built by Auguste Bluysen in 1925 in Art Deco style, it has a tradition of showing boulevard theatre.
His Best Client is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Pierre Colombier and starring Elvire Popesco, René Lefèvre and Hélène Robert. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
The Lady of the Camellias is a 1934 French historical romantic drama film directed by Fernand Rivers and Abel Gance and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Jane Marken. It is based on the 1848 novel The Lady of the Camellias by Alexandre Dumas fils. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Henri Ménessier and René Renoux.
Convicted is a 1948 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Yvonne Printemps, Pierre Fresnay and Roger Pigaut. It has been described as a film noir. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Eclair outside Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emile Alex.
