André Picard (playwright)

André Picard (7 November 1873 – 25 February 1926)^[1][2] was a French playwright.^[3] He co-authored the plays Mon Homme^[4] and The Man in Evening Clothes which were adapted to film. His French play Kiki was adapted to the stage in the United States by David Belasco^[5] and into several films.

Photograph of Picard by Henri Manuel

He was born in Paris.^[1] David Belasco adapted and produced his show Kiki.^[6]

He was in the Legion of Honor.^[7] He died in Paris.^[1]

Theater

• Jeunesse, adapted to the stage in the U.S. by H. B. Irving in 1906^[8]
• L' Ange (1910)^[9]
• Fugitive (1911)^[10]
• Mon Homme (1921), co-authored with Francis Carco
• The Man in Evening Clothes
• Kiki^[11][12]

Filmography

• Shadows of Paris (1924)^[13]
• She Wolves (1925)
• Kiki (1926 film)
• Kiki (1931 film)
• Kiki (1932 film)

References

1. "André Picard". id.oclc.org.
2. "Recherche – Base de données Léonore". www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr.
3. "Andre Picard, Playwright". The New York Times. 26 February 1926. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
4. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (15 September 1921). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series" – via Google Books.
5. "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company. 15 September 1922 – via Google Books.
6. "Current opinion". Current Literature Publishing Company. 15 September 1921 – via Google Books.
7. "Ministère de la culture – Base Léonore". www2.culture.gouv.fr.
8. "The Athenaeum". J. Lection. 15 September 1906 – via Google Books.
9. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (15 September 1910). "Catalog of Copyright Entries". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
10. "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. Part 1, group 2". U.S. Government Printing Office. 15 September 1911 – via Google Books.
11. "Vanity Fair". University Microfilms. 15 September 1922 – via Google Books.
12. Belasco, David (1921). "Kiki": A Character Study. Adapted by David Belasco. From the French of André Picard.
13. "Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures". U.S. Government Printing Office. 15 September 1924 – via Google Books.