Person
Jean Manse
Writing · 1899–1967 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Biography
Jean Manse (1899–1967) was a French screenwriter. He was the brother of Henriette Manse, and brother-in-law of Fernandel with whom he frequently collaborated. He was also a lyricist, working with composer Henri Betti on the hit Christmas song C'est Noël. Source: Article "Jean Manse" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for

The Cow and I
Writer

Ernest the Rebel
Writer

Gangster Boss
Screenplay

My Wife's Husband
Screenplay

The Sheep Has Five Legs
Writer

Don Juan
Screenplay

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Lyricist

Simple-Minded
Principal private secretary (uncredited)

Three Feet in a Bed
Dialogue

Fernandel the Dressmaker
Writer
Filmography
- 1963My Wife's HusbandScreenplay
- 1963Good King DagobertWriter
- 1962The Changing of the GuardScreenplay
- 1961Dynamite JackScreenplay
- 1959The Cow and IWriter
- 1959The Woman's ConfidantScreenplay
- 1959Gangster BossScreenplay
- 1958The Law Is the LawScreenplay
- 1957Sénéchal the MagnificentDialogue
- 1956Honoré de MarseilleScreenplay
- 1956Don JuanScreenplay
- 1956Fernandel the DressmakerWriter
- 1955Spring, Autumn and LoveAdaptation
- 1954Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesLyricist
- 1954The Sheep Has Five LegsWriter
- 1953The Most Wanted ManScreenplay
- 1953The Wild OatAdaptation
- 1951The SleepwalkerDialogue
- 1950Caught in the Foreign LegionDialogue
- 1950Three Feet in a BedDialogue
- 1942Simple-MindedPrincipal private secretary (uncredited)
- 1939Berlingot and CompanyWriter
- 1938Ernest the RebelWriter
- 1937IgnaceOriginal Story
- 1934Navy BlueScreenplay
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