Jean Nohain

French playwright, lyricist, producer and screenwriter
Jean Nohain
Nohain (right) with Gilbert Richard in 1969.
Born
Jean Marie Pierre Legrand

16 February 1900
Paris, France
Died25 January 1981 (1981-01-26) (aged 80)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationComposer
FatherFranc-Nohain

Jean Nohain nicknamed Jaboune (né Jean Marie Pierre Legrand; 16 February 1900 - 25 January 1981) was a French playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter, and a radio and television producer and presenter. He was the son of the librettist Franc-Nohain and the brother of the actor Claude Dauphin.[1] He is a great-uncle of Griffin Newman, James Newman and Romilly Newman.

Selected filmography

  • Arsene Lupin, Detective (1937)
  • The Tale of the Fox (1937)
  • A Foolish Maiden (1938)
  • Whirlwind of Paris (1939)
  • Sing Anyway (1940)
  • Radio Surprises (1940)
  • Soyez les bienvenus (1953)

References

  1. ^ Oscherwitz & Higgins p.118

Bibliography

  • Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Jean Nohain at IMDb
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