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Pierre Lestringuez (October 17, 1889 – October 18, 1950) was a French screenwriter and film actor. He wrote the screenplays for several Jean Renoir silent films during the 1920s.
Louis Pierre Lestringuez est un scénariste et écrivain français, né le 17 octobre 1889 à Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, mort le 18 décembre 1950 (à 61 ans) dans le 2 e arrondissement de Paris.
Pierre Lestringuez was born on 17 October 1889 in Levallois-Perret, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a writer and actor, known for Monseigneur (1949), Paméla (1945) and The King's Guerrillas (1950). He died on 18 December 1950 in Paris, France.
- Writer, Actor, Producer
- October 17, 1889
- Pierre Lestringuez
- December 18, 1950
Pierre Lestringuez is known as an Writer, Actor, Dialogue, Scenario Writer, Screenplay, and Story. Some of his work includes Nana, Charleston Parade, Whirlpool of Fate, Backbiters, The Erl King, Threats, Paméla, and The Murdered Model.
- Aline Charigot
- Alphonse Fournaise Jr.
- Alphonsine Fournaise
- Baron Raoul Barbier
- Ellen Andrée
- Charles Ephrussi
- Eugène-Pierre Lestringuez
- Paul Lhote
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Jeanne Samar
In 1880, French dressmakerAline Charigot began modeling for Renoir. Though there was a nearly 15-year age difference between them, they had a child together in 1885 and were married five years later. Charigot continued to model for her husband until her untimely death in 1915.
Alphonse Fournaise Jr. was the sonof the Maison Fournaise's founders. He assisted with the boat rentals.
Alphonsine Fournaise was the daughterof the restaurant's owners. Renoir painted her portrait in 1879.
Baron Raoul Barbier was the former mayor of colonial Saigon. Known as a bon vivant (“one who lives well”), Renoir's son Jean famously claimed that Barbier was “interested only in horses, women, and boats.”
Ellen Andrée was a French actresswho often posed for Renoir and other prolific painters, like Manet and Degas.
Charles Ephrussi was an art critic, collector, and historian. He also co-founded and contributed to the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, a major art review in France.
Eugène-Pierre Lestringuez was an official at the Ministry of the Interior. Like many of his other friends, Lestringuez often modeled for Renoir.
Paul Lhote was a fellow artist. He also appears in The Dance at Bougival,another well-known work by Renoir that features his friends in an outdoor setting.
Gustave Caillebotte was an artist and one of Renoir's closest friends. Though associated with the Impressionist movement, Caillebotte painted in a much more realistic style than other Impressionists. In addition to painting, Caillebot enjoyed boating; he was even a member of the prestigious Sailing Club of Paris.
Jeanne Samar was a distinguished French actress. She performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris' premiere theatre.
Also wearing boaters are figures appearing to be Renoir's close friends Eugène Pierre Lestringez, a bureaucrat, and Paul Lhote, himself an artist. Renoir depicts them flirting with the actress Jeanne Samary in the upper righthand corner of the painting.
The young woman depicted here is the daughter of one of the artist's closest friends, Eugène-Pierre Lestringuez, who was introduced to the artist by Emmanuel Chabrier, a composer and friend of the artist.
