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Stanislas-Andre Steeman (Liège on 23 January 1908 – Menton on 15 December 1970) was a Belgian illustrator and French-language author.[1] His family, originally of Flemish extraction, had long been settled in Liège.
Stanislas-André Steeman | |
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| Born | 23 January 1908 |
| Died | 15 December 1970 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Known for | Illustrator and French-language author |
| Notable work | The Murderer Lives at Number 21 |
| Spouse | Charlotte Jordens (1918–2011) |
He wrote many mystery novels, some of which were adapted to the screen, such as The Murderer Lives at Number 21 or Mystery in Shanghai.[2] Henri-Georges Clouzot's Quai des Orfèvres is based on his novel Légitime Défense.[3]
Partial bibliography
edit- The Six Dead Men (1931)[4]
- La Nuit du 12 au 13 (1931)
- Le Mannequin assassiné (1932)
- Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens (1932)[5]
- L'Ennemi sans visage (1934)
- L'assassin habite au 21 (1939)[6]
- Légitime Défense (1942)[7]
- Crimes à vendre (1951)
- 18 Fantômes (1952)
- Six hommes à tuer (1956)
Filmography
edit- The Riverside Murder, directed by Albert Parker (1935, based on the novel The Six Dead Men)
- The Last of the Six, directed by Georges Lacombe (1941, based on the novel The Six Dead Men)
- The Murderer Lives at Number 21, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1942, based on the novel L'assassin habite au 21)
- The Faceless Enemy, directed by Robert-Paul Dagan and Maurice Cammage (1946, based on the novel L'Ennemi sans visage)
- Monsieur Wens Holds the Trump Cards, directed by E.G. de Meyst (1947, based on the novel Les Atouts de Monsieur Wens)
- Quai des Orfèvres, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (1947, based on the novel Légitime Défense)
- The Murdered Model, directed by Pierre de Hérain (1948, based on the novel Le Mannequin assassiné)
- La muerte camina en la lluvia, directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen (1948, based on the novel L'assassin habite au 21)
- The Ferret, directed by Raymond Leboursier (1950, based on the novel Crimes à vendre)
- Mystery in Shanghai, directed by Roger Blanc (1950, based on the novel La Nuit du 12 au 13)
- Full House, directed by Henri Verneuil (1952, Anthology film about Jules Maigret, Lemmy Caution and Inspector Wens)
- Dortoir des grandes, directed by Henri Decoin (1953, based on the novel 18 Fantômes)
- Que personne ne sorte, directed by Ivan Govar (1964, based on the novel Six hommes à tuer)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cinema. French Federation of Film Clubs. 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Hardy, P.; Institute, B.F. (1997). The BFI Companion to Crime. Film Studies. Cassell. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-304-33215-1. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Cruickshank, R. (2019). Leftovers: Eating, Drinking and Re-thinking with Case Studies from Post-war French Fiction. Contemporary French and Franco. Liverpool University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-78962-067-2. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Reuter, Y.; Sorrentino, F. (1998). Il romanzo poliziesco. Trame / Armando (in Italian). Armando Editore. p. 102. ISBN 978-88-7144-797-1. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Huftier, A. (2006). Stanislas-André Steeman: aux limites de la fiction policière [Stanislas-André Steeman: at the limits of detective fiction]. Encrage / Belles Lettres Series (in French). Encrage. p. 75. ISBN 978-2-251-74141-3. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Chronologie annotée de la littérature française [Annotated Chronology of French Literature] (in French). Nathan (réédition numérique FeniXX). 1993. p. 188. ISBN 978-2-09-813408-9. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Prince, G. (2002). Guide du roman de langue française: 1901–1950. Guide du roman de langue française (in French). University Press of America. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-7618-2196-0. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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