Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
Born	Henri Charles Armand d'Abbadie d'Arrast May 6, 1897 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	March 17, 1968 (aged 70) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Other names	H. d'Abbadie d'Arrast D'Abbadie D'Arrast
Occupation	screenwriter
Years active	1923-1935
Spouse(s)	Eleanor Boardman (1940-1968) (his death)

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.^[1]

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.

Filmography

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

1. "The 4th Academy Awards (1931) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved April 5, 2014.

External links

• Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast at the Internet Movie Database