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{{Short description|French playwright and writer (1920–2022)}}
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| death_place = [[French Fifth Republic|France]]
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'''Jean-Pierre Grédy''' (16 August 1920 – 6 February 2022) was a French playwright.
'''Jean-Pierre Grédy''', often anglicised as '''Gredy''' (16 August 1920 – 6 February 2022) was a French playwright.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grasset.fr/livres/tous-ces-visages-9782246724117| title="Tous ces visages", Jean-Pierre Gredy|date= 2 January 2022|access-date= 7 February 2022|publisher=rancetvinfo.fr|lang=fr}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
After studying literature and law, Jean-Pierre Grédy entered [[IDHEC]] because he wanted to write screenplays.
After studying literature and law, Grédy entered [[IDHEC]] because he wanted to write screenplays.


He wrote the screenplay for the film [[Julie de Carneilhan (film)|Julie de Carneilhan]], based on a 1941 novel by the French writer [[Colette]], directed by [[Jacques Manuel]] and starring [[Edwige Feuillère]]. He then met [[Pierre Barillet]] with whom he wrote “for fun” Le Don d'Adèle, which was unexpected success, exceeding a thousand performances and receiving the Tristan-Bernard prize. Over the next several decades, Jean-Pierre Grédy and Pierre wrote more than twenty plays together. Certain of their plays were adapted to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], including ''Fleur de cactus'' (''[[Cactus Flower (play)|Cactus Flower]]'', written by [[Abe Burrows]]) and ''Quarante carats'' (''[[Forty Carats]]'').
He wrote the screenplay for the film ''[[Julie de Carneilhan (film)|Julie de Carneilhan]]'', based on a 1941 novel by the French writer [[Colette]], directed by [[Jacques Manuel]] and starring [[Edwige Feuillère]]. He then met [[Pierre Barillet]] with whom he wrote "for fun" ''Le Don d'Adèle'', which was an unexpected success, exceeding a thousand performances and receiving the [[:fr:Prix Tristan-Bernard|Tristan-Bernard prize]]. Over the next several decades, Grédy and Barillet wrote more than 20 plays together. Certain of their plays were adapted to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], including ''Fleur de cactus'' (''[[Cactus Flower (play)|Cactus Flower]]'', written by [[Abe Burrows]]) and ''Quarante carats'' (''[[Forty Carats]]'').<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/spectacles/theatre/jean-pierre-gredy-grande-figure-du-theatre-de-boulevard-est-mort-a-101-ans_4947945.html| title= Jean-Pierre Grédy, grande figure du théâtre de boulevard, est mort à 101 ans|date= 7 February 2022|access-date= 7 February 2022|publisher=rancetvinfo.fr|lang=fr}}</ref>


Grédy died on 6 February 2022, at the age of 101.<ref name=obit />
Gredy died on 6 February 2022, at the age of 101.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/culture/spectacles/theatre/jean-pierre-gredy-grande-figure-du-theatre-de-boulevard-est-mort-a-101-ans_4947945.html| title= Jean-Pierre Grédy, grande figure du théâtre de boulevard, est mort à 101 ans|date= 7 February 2022|access-date= 7 February 2022|publisher=rancetvinfo.fr|lang=fr}}</ref>


==Works==
==Film adaptations==
===Film adaptations (selected)<ref name="tbg">2013: ''Théâtre de Barillet et Grédy'', éditions Omnibus ({{ISBN|9782258095076}})</ref>===
*''{{Ill|Le Don d'Adèle (film)|fr|3=Le Don d'Adèle (film)|lt=Le Don d'Adèle}}'', directed by [[Émile Couzinet]] (France, 1951, based on the play ''Le Don d'Adèle'')
*''{{Ill|Le Don d'Adèle (film)|fr|3=Le Don d'Adèle (film)|lt=Le Don d'Adèle}}'', directed by [[Émile Couzinet]] (France, 1951, based on the play ''Le Don d'Adèle'')
*''{{Ill|Les femmes sont marrantes|fr}}'', directed by [[André Hunebelle]] (France, 1958, based on the play ''Ami-ami'')
*''{{Ill|Les femmes sont marrantes|fr}}'', directed by [[André Hunebelle]] (France, 1958, based on the play ''Ami-ami'')
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*''[[Just Go with It]]'', directed by [[Dennis Dugan]] (USA, 2011, based on the play ''Fleur de cactus'')
*''[[Just Go with It]]'', directed by [[Dennis Dugan]] (USA, 2011, based on the play ''Fleur de cactus'')


==Screenwriter==
===Screenwriter<ref name="tbg" />===
* ''[[Beauties of the Night]]'' (dir. [[René Clair]], 1952)
* ''[[Beauties of the Night (1952 film)|Beauties of the Night]]'' (dir. [[René Clair]], 1952)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.playbill.com/person/jean-pierre-gredy-vault-0000013457 Jean-Pierre Grédy] at ''[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]''
* {{Playbill person|jean-pierre-gredy-vault-0000013457|Jean-Pierre Gredy}}
* {{IBDB name|<!-- jean-pierre-gredy- -->6694|Jean-Pierre Gredy}}
* {{IOBDB name|40115|Jean-Pierre Gredy}}
* [https://www.lesarchivesduspectacle.net/?IDX_Personne=39564 Jean-Pierre Grédy] at ''[[Les Archives du spectacle]]'' {{in lang|fr}}


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Revision as of 22:26, 11 March 2024

Jean-Pierre Grédy
Born(1920-08-16)16 August 1920
Alexandria, Egypt
Died6 February 2022(2022-02-06) (aged 101)
France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPlaywright

Jean-Pierre Grédy, often anglicised as Gredy (16 August 1920 – 6 February 2022) was a French playwright.[1]

Biography

After studying literature and law, Grédy entered IDHEC because he wanted to write screenplays.

He wrote the screenplay for the film Julie de Carneilhan, based on a 1941 novel by the French writer Colette, directed by Jacques Manuel and starring Edwige Feuillère. He then met Pierre Barillet with whom he wrote "for fun" Le Don d'Adèle, which was an unexpected success, exceeding a thousand performances and receiving the Tristan-Bernard prize. Over the next several decades, Grédy and Barillet wrote more than 20 plays together. Certain of their plays were adapted to Broadway, including Fleur de cactus (Cactus Flower, written by Abe Burrows) and Quarante carats (Forty Carats).[2]

Grédy died on 6 February 2022, at the age of 101.[2]

Works

Film adaptations (selected)[3]

Screenwriter[3]

References

  1. ^ ""Tous ces visages", Jean-Pierre Gredy" (in French). rancetvinfo.fr. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jean-Pierre Grédy, grande figure du théâtre de boulevard, est mort à 101 ans" (in French). rancetvinfo.fr. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b 2013: Théâtre de Barillet et Grédy, éditions Omnibus (ISBN 9782258095076)

External links

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