Sacha guitry biography of abraham

PERSONAL:

Born February 21, 1885, in St. Petersburg, Russia; died July 24, 1957, in Paris, France; son of Lucien Guitry (an actor); married Charlotte Lysès (an actor), August 14, 1907 (divorced July 17, 1918); married Yvonne Printemps (an actor), April 10, 1919 (divorced November 7, 1934); married Jacqueline Delubac (an actor), February 23, 1935 (divorced December 13, 1939); married Geneviève de Séréville, July 4, 1940 (divorced, April, 1944); married Lana Marconi, November 25, 1949.

CAREER:

Writer, director, producer, actor.

Wrote acted in, and directed over 120 plays, including Nono, Deburan, Jean de la Fontaine, and Mozart. Director of thirty films (many of which he also acted in), including The Story of a Cheat, 1937, The Pearls of the Crown, 1938, Quadrille, 1938, Poison, 1951, and Royal Affair in Versailles, 1958.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Legion of Honor, France, 1931; elected member, Académie Goncourt; Best Screenplay, Venice Film Festival