André Picard (playwright) explained

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 several films.

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)

Notes and References

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