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Guy du Fresnay

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Guy Du Fresnay
Born(1877-11-23)23 November 1877
France
Died20 September 1937(1937-09-20) (aged 59)
France
OccupationSilent film director
Years active1918—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

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He started as a writer, then became a scenarist and film director.

He worked notably for the Gaumont Film Company.

Filmography

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  • 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)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ decree of the French Ministry of war dated 11 January 1919.
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