Jean de Marguenat

Jean de Marguenat (2 May 1893 – 16 April 1956) was a French screenwriter and film director. He directed nineteen films including the 1937 British musical The Street Singer (1937).^[1]

Jean de Marguenat
Born	2 May 1893 Paris, France
Died	16 April 1956 Paris, France
Other names	Jean Richard André de Marguenat
Occupation(s)	Director, Writer
Years active	1931–1949 (film)

Earlier in his life de Marguenat was an amateur auto racer, attempting a AAA Championship car race at the Atlantic City Speedway in New Jersey in 1926. He failed to qualify.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Miche (1932)^[3][4]
• The Red Robe (1933)
• Prince Jean (1934)
• Adémaï in the Middle Ages (1935)
• The Street Singer (1937)
• Happy Days (1941)
• Behold Beatrice (1944)