Émile Moreau
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Émile Moreau was a French playwright and screenwriter. In co-operation with Victorien Sardou
, he wrote the plays Madame Sans-Gêne (1893) and Cleopatre (the basis for the 1917 film Cleopatra
). He also wrote the play Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth, and the script for its film adaptation
, and was one of the co-founders of the Indian bookstore chain A H Wheeler & Co
.
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play...
, he wrote the plays Madame Sans-Gêne (1893) and Cleopatre (the basis for the 1917 film Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1917 film)
Cleopatra was directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starred Theda Bara in the title role. Fritz Leiber, Sr. played Julius Caesar and Thurston Hall played Mark Antony....
). He also wrote the play Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth, and the script for its film adaptation
Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth
Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth , Les Amours d'Elisabeth, Reine d'Angleterre or La reine Élisabeth is a 1912 short 4-reel French silent film based on the love affair between Elizabeth I of England and the Earl of Essex...
, and was one of the co-founders of the Indian bookstore chain A H Wheeler & Co
A H Wheeler & Co
AH Wheeler & Co Ltd, is the largest bookstore chain in India. The chain was founded by Emile Moreau, a French author, and TK Banerjee, an Indian businessman in Allahabad. AH Wheeler borrowed its name from the then-successful London bookstore, Arthur Henry Wheeler's. AH Wheeler opened its first...
.