Jean-José Frappa
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Jean-José Frappa (born April 3, 1882 in Paris , † October 14, 1939 there ) was a French film critic , journalist and writer.
Life
Frappa was a son of the painter José Frappa , who had moved with his family from Saint-Étienne to Paris shortly before the birth of his son . Frappa spent his school days at the Collège Sainte-Croix in Neuilly-sur-Seine and at the Lycée Janson de Sailly ( Rue de la Pompe , Paris).
During his school days, Frappa tried to work as a freelancer to find his first small essays and reports in newspapers and magazines. He later got jobs at La Presse , Le Monde illustré and Le Matin, one after the other . The editors of Femina magazine noticed him and hired him as editor-in-chief.
At the beginning of World War I, Frappa volunteered for the army. He fought in the 11th Corps of the Armée française d'Orient under the leadership of General Maurice Sarrail .
Jean-José Frappa died in Paris in 1939 and found his final resting place on the Cimetière de Boulogne-Billancourt .
Honors
- Knight of the Legion of Honor
- Croix de guerre
- Ordre du Mérite agricole
- Order of the White Eagle of the Kingdom of Serbia
- Order of the Crown of Italy
- Order of the Crown of Romania
- Nişan-i İftihar of the Ottoman Empire
Works (selection)
- Autobiographical
- Macédonia. Souvenirs d'un officier de liaison en Orient . Flammarion, Paris 1921.
- Scripts
- Raymond Bernard (director): The chess player (“Le joueur d'échecs”). 1927.
- Raymond Bernard (director): The miracle of the wolves (“Le miracle des loups”). 1924.
- Albert Capellani (Director): Le Nabab . 1913.
- Jacques Daroy (Director): La dame de haut le bois . 1947.
- Marco de Gastyne (Director): La merveilleuse vie de Jeanne d'Arc . 1920.
- Maurice Gleize (Director): Legion d'honneur . 1938.
- André Hugon (director): La princesse aux clowns . 1924 (based on his play of the same name)
- Tony Lekain (Director): Monsieur de Pourceaugnac . 1932.
- Maurice Tourneur (Director): Accusée, levez-vous! . 1930.
- Novels
- À Paris, sous l'œil des métèques . Paris 1926.
- Le fils de Monsieur Poirier . Paris 1925.
- L'idèe . Paris 1920.
- À Salonique sous l'œil de dieu . Paris 1917.
- Les vieux bergers . Paris 1919.
- Plays
- Les ange gardiens . Paris 1910.
- Le Baron de Batz .
- Derniere today. Pièce en 4 acts . Paris 1912.
- Les Don Juans . Paris 1919.
- Isidore. Comédie en 1 acte . Paris 1908.
- Le portique. Comédie en 1 acte . Paris 1904.
- Molière . Pieces en 4 acts and 6 tableaux . Paris 1922 (together with Henri Dupuy-Mazuel).
- La princesse aux clowns . Paris 1923.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean-José Frappa in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frappa, Jean-José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French film critic, journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1939 |
| Place of death | Paris |