Henry Deyglun

Henry Deyglun (born February 27, 1903 in Paris , † February 22, 1971 in Montreal ) was a Canadian actor, director and author of French origin.

Deyglun worked on Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier after the First World War . After disagreements with him, he decided to emigrate to Colombia with two friends. Since this plan failed, he went aboard a ship as a stowaway and arrived in Montreal after a fortnight in September 1921. He lived there from odd jobs and became a barman at Kerhulu , a restaurant where the actors of the Théâtre Canadien frequented. He got an engagement at the theater, which however went bankrupt three weeks later.

He went on a tour with the theater company of the Théâtre Chanteclerc , took Canadian citizenship after a trip to France in 1925 and decided to set up his own theater company. For these he wrote melodramas such as the piece La Mère abandonnée , which he performed with great success at the Chanteclerc in 1925. Since the 1930s he has also been writing for radio, including the verse piece Nénette et Rintintin , which was written in 1937. He was also active as a film actor and screenwriter. Among other things, he wrote the screenplay for the film L'esprit du mal for Jean-Yves Bigras .

Deyglun was married twice, to actress Mimi D'Estée and to actress Janine Sutto . The son Serge Deyglun comes from the first marriage, the daughter Mireille Deglun from the second . Mireille also became an actress, Serge became known as a singer-songwriter.

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SURNAME	Deyglun, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian actor, director and writer of French origin
DATE OF BIRTH	February 27, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris
DATE OF DEATH	February 22, 1971
Place of death	Montreal