Allégret, E. (Elie)

Marc Allégret, a French screenwriter and filmmaker, was born in Basel, Switzerland and trained as a lawyer. After travelling in French equatorial Africa in the mid 1920s with André Gide, Allégret chose to pursue a career in the film industry. He directed his first feature-length film, Mam'zelle Nitouche, in 1931 and went on to write numerous scripts and direct more than fifty films. He was the elder brother of Yves Allégret, also a filmmaker. Additional information is available in standard print and online biographical resources.

The following chronology provides dates for key events and film projects for which there are files in the collection:

1900 December 22 born in Basel, Switzerland

1925-1926 travel with André Gide in French equatorial Africa

1927 Voyage au Congo

1934 Zouzou

1934 L'Hôtel du libre échange

1937 Gribouille

1938 Orage

1942 L'Arlésienne

1942 La belle aventure

1944 Les petites du quai aux fleurs

1945 Félicie Nanteuil

1946 Lunegarde

1946 Pétrus

1951 Occultisme et magie

1952 Avec André Gide

1953 Julietta

1955 L'Amant de lady Chatterley

1970 Le bal du comte d'Orgel

1973 November 3 dies in Versailles, France

From the guide to the Marc Allegrét papers, 1900-1972, 1920-1956, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)