EMILE CHAUTARD

Autograph note, 1 page, 3 3/4" x 5 1/4", n.p., n.d.

In part: " So happy to have been the father-grandfather, and

the old Russian friend..."

Signed: "Papa Chautard"

Condition: fine

Provenance: Charles Williamson who said this note was to 

actress Billie Dove. 

Emile Chautard was a French-American film director, actor, and screenwriter,

most active in the silent era. He directed 107 films between 1910 and 1924. He

also appeared in 66 films between 1911 and 1934 including Josef von Sternberg's

Blonde Venus (1932) and Shanghai Express (1932), both starring Marlene Dietrich.

 

Born: 1864, Avignon, France; died: 1934, Los Angeles, California.