Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (6 May 1897 – 17 March 1968) was an Argentine-French screenwriter and director.[1]

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Born
Henri Charles Armand d'Abbadie d'Arrast

(1897-05-06)6 May 1897
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died17 March 1968(1968-03-17) (aged 70)
Other namesH. d'Abbadie d'Arrast
D'Abbadie D'Arrast
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1923–1935
Spouse
(m. 1940)

Life

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d'Abbadie d'Arrast was born in Argentina in 1897 to a family of French aristocratic origins.[1] He moved to the United States in 1922 and settled in Hollywood.[1] He worked as a technical advisor to Charlie Chaplin and had made his first film by 1927.[2]

He was nominated at the 4th Academy Awards for the now defunct category of Best Story for the film Laughter. His nomination was shared with Donald Ogden Stewart and Douglas Z. Doty.[3]

He also was in the French army during World War I. d'Abbadie d'Arrast married retired silent-film actress Eleanor Boardman (1898–1991) in 1940, and remained married until his death in 1968.[1]

Filmography

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As a director

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As a Writer

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Thomson, David (2010-11-04). The New Biographical Dictionary Of Film 5Th Ed. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-7481-0850-3.
  2. ^ Hale, Georgia (1999). Charlie Chaplin: Intimate Close-Ups. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-57886-004-3.
  3. ^ "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
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