Benno Vigny
French-German novelist and screenwriter (1889-1965) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 76
Benno Vigny was a French-German screenwriter, novelist, songwriter, and librettist. Born into a Jewish family in France and raised in Vienna, Austria, Vigny's first significant work as a writer was the libretto for Robert Winterberg's operetta Fasching in Paris (1910).
Benno Vigny is read about 6.5 times a day, in 5 languages.
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Arnold Pressburger Produced The Ghost Train and The Wrecker
Max Reichmann Directed Der Herzensphotograph (1928)
Géza von Bolváry Directed The Ghost Train and The Wrecker
Dimitri Buchowetzki Directed The Indictment (1931)
Karl Anton Directed Tonka of the Gallows (1930)
Theodor Pištěk Benno wrote Tonka Sibenice (1930)
Josef von Sternberg Directed Morocco (1930)
Alice Terry Directed Baroud (1933)
La Jana Also in Der Herzensphotograph (1928)
Eva Ingeborg Scholz Benno wrote Der Verlorene (1951)
Johanna Hofer Benno wrote Der Verlorene (1951)
Friedrich Feher Directed Ssanin (1924)
Karl John Benno wrote Der Verlorene (1951)
Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast Also in Left Bank and The men around Lucie
Richard Münch Benno wrote Der Verlorene (1951)
Josef Rovenský Also in A Girl from the Reeperbahn (1930)
Richard Eichberg Directed The Trip to Marrakesh (1949)
Vera Baranovskaya Benno wrote Tonka Sibenice (1930)
Gisela Trowe Benno wrote Der Verlorene (1951)
Edith Meinhard Also in Der Herzensphotograph (1928)
Douglas Z. Doty Also in Left Bank and The men around Lucie
Emil-Edwin Reinert Directed Vienna Waltzes (1951)
Guy Newall Also in The Ghost Train and Haus Nummer 17- Leo Mittler Directed Frivolous youth (1931)
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About this person
After serving in the French Army during World War I, he began a relationship with Marie-Louise Caussat, the mother of French songwriter Charles Trenet. She divorced her first husband in 1920, and married Vigny in 1922.
