Jean Manse

Jean Manse
Born	19 November 1899 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died	25 August 1967 (aged 67) Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Occupation	Writer
Years active	1932-1963 (film)

Jean Manse (1899–1967) was a French screenwriter. He was the brother of Henriette Manse, and brother-in-law of Fernandel with whom he frequently collaborated. He was also a lyricist, working with composer Henri Betti on the hit Christmas song C'est Noël.

Selected filmography

• Ignace (1937)
• Ernest the Rebel (1938)
• Berlingot and Company (1939)
• The Lucky Star (1943)
• St. Val's Mystery (1945)
• If It Makes You Happy (1948)
• Casimir (1951)
• The Sleepwalker (1951)
• Forbidden Fruit (1952)
• The Baker of Valorgue (1953)
• Spring, Autumn and Love (1955)
• Honoré de Marseille (1956)
• Fernandel the Dressmaker (1956)
• Don Juan (1956)
• Sénéchal the Magnificent (1957)
• The Lord's Vineyard (1958)
• The Big Chief (1959)
• Cocagne (1961)
• Dynamite Jack (1961)
• The Changing of the Guard (1962)
• The Trip to Biarritz (1963)

Bibliography

• Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.

External links

• Jean Manse at IMDb