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Bernard Zimmer (born April 30, 1893 in Grandpré , † July 2, 1964 in Paris ) was a French playwright, dialog and screenwriter .

life and work

Bernard Zimmer initially worked as a lawyer, but then turned to journalism. In the 1920s he directed the magazine La Revue Rhénane with Alexandre Vialatte . After that, Zimmer devoted himself to acting. He was associated with the Paris Cartel des Quartres , a group consisting of the four theater directors Louis Jouvet , Charles Dullin , Gaston Baty and Georges Pitoëff . Zimmer became known as the author of numerous comedies, but also for his adaptation of ancient theater. His works have been published by Éditions Gallimard and successfully performed on the Parisian stages:

  • Le Veau gras , Théâtre de l'Atelier 1924
  • Les Zouaves , Théâtre de l'Atelier 1925
  • Bava l'Africain , 1926 Comédie des Champs-Élysées
  • Les Oiseaux , freely based on Aristophanes , Théâtre de l'Atelier 1928
  • Le Coup du Deux-Décembre 1851 , Comédie des Champs-Élysées 1928
  • Beau Danube Rouge , Théâtre Montparnasse 1931

Bernard Zimmer was also a song composer and between 1932 and 1956 he was active as a screenwriter and dialogue writer for numerous films, including:

  • 1932 - Un rêve blond , adaptation, dialogues
  • 1932 - À moi le jour, à toi la nuit , dialogues
  • 1933 - La Bataille , dialogues
  • 1934 - Cessez le feu , dialogues
  • 1934 - Liliom , dialogues
  • 1934 - The Battle , screenplay
  • 1934 - Caravane , script
  • 1935 - La Kermesse héroïque , script, dialogues
  • 1936 - Deuxième Bureau , screenwriter
  • 1936 - Au service du tsar , dialogues
  • 1937 - Le Coupable , screenwriter
  • 1937 - Marthe Richard, au service de la France , dialogues
  • 1937 - Game of Memory ( Un carnet de bal ), editing, dialogues
  • 1937 - La Dame de pique , dialogues
  • 1938 - Les Gens du voyage , dialogues
  • 1938 - Traveling people , dialogues
  • 1938 - Le Joueur , editing, dialogues
  • 1938 - Chess Novel ( Le Joueur d'échecs ), screenplay
  • 1938 - Le Capitaine Benoît , script
  • 1939 - Le Veau gras , drama
  • 1941 - Nuit de décembre , dialogues
  • 1942 - La Neige sur les pas , dialogues
  • 1942 - Pontcarral, colonel d'empire , script, dialogues
  • 1943 - Secrets , editing, dialogues
  • 1943 - Un seul amour , script, editing
  • 1944 - Le Bossu , screenplay
  • 1944 - L'Homme à femmes , editing, dialogues, script
  • 1945 - Le Père Goriot , script, editing
  • 1946 - Le Capitan , script
  • 1948 - Fort de la solitude , dialogues, screenplay
  • 1950 - Souvenirs perdus , dialogues
  • 1952 - Le Jugement de Dieu , adaptation, dialogues
  • 1956 - Marie-Antoinette reine de France , dialogues, script

Bernard Zimmer was married to the Parisian bookbinder Germaine Schroeder , from whose connection came the sons Jacques (* before or in 1924) and Pierre (* 1927, film actor).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bernard Zimmer (1893-1964). In: Bibliothèque nationale de France .
  2. ↑ Correspondence Alexandre Vialatte-Henri Pourrat, 1916-1959: Lettres de Rhénanie II juin 1924 - décembre 1927. Presses Univ Blaise Pascal, 2001, ISBN 978-2-84516-270-9 , p. 28
  3. ↑ Mort de Bernard Zimmer. In: Le Monde of July 4, 1964.
  4. ↑ Apollo. In: Apollo Press, founded in London in 1925. Volumes 7-8, reprinted 1976, p. 238.
  5. ↑ Bernard Zimmer (1893-1964). In: lieder.net
    Bernard Zimmer. In: Discogs
  6. ^ C. Delagrave, G. Duffy (Eds.): Zimmer (Bernard). In: Qui êtes-vous? Annuaire des comtemporains; notices biographiques 1924. Maison Ehret, Paris 1924, p. 784.
  7. ↑ Pierre Zimmer. In: alchetron.com of January 5, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Room, Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French playwright, dialogue and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Grandpré , France
DATE OF DEATH 2nd July 1964
Place of death Paris , France