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Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

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Occupation
  
screenwriter

Years active
  
1923–1935

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Full Name
  
Henri Charles Armand d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Born
  
May 6, 1897 (
1897-05-06
)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died
  
17 March 1968, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Spouse
  
Eleanor Boardman (m. 1940–1968)

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Story

Other names
  
H. d'Abbadie d'Arrast, D'Abbadie D'Arrast

Movies
  
Topaze, Laughter, Wings, Raffles, A Woman of Paris

Similar
  
Eleanor Boardman, Douglas Z Doty, George Fitzmaurice, John Monk Saunders, Lucien Hubbard

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast (May 6, 1897 – March 17, 1968) was an Argentinean born, French screenwriter and director. He was nominated at the 4th Academy Awards for the now defunct category of Best Story for the film Laughter. His nomination was shared with Donald Ogden Stewart and Douglas Z. Doty.

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He also was in the French army during World War I.

d'Abbadie d'Arrast married retired Silent Film actress Eleanor Boardman (1898–1991) in 1940, and remained married until his death in 1968.

As a Director

  • The Gold Rush (1925) (assistant director, uncredited)
  • A Gentleman of Paris (1927)
  • Serenade (1927)
  • Service for Ladies (1927)
  • Wings (1927) (uncredited)
  • Dry Martini (1928)
  • The Magnificent Flirt (1928)
  • Laughter (1930)
  • Raffles (1930) (uncredited-was the director then fired)
  • Topaze (1933)
  • It Happened in Spain (1934)
  • The Three Cornered Hat (1935)

    • As a Writer

  • The Magnificent Flirt (1928)
  • Laughter (1930)
  • Die Männer um Lucie (1931)
  • Lo mejor es reir (1931)
  • Rive gauche (1931)
  • It Happened in Spain (1934)

    • References

    Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast Wikipedia
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