Arthur Bernède

Arthur Bernède
Arthur Bernède
	Arthur Bernède; Portrait by Frédéric-Auguste Cazals
Born	5 January 1871; Redon
Died	20 March 1937 (aged 66); Paris
Occupation	Writer, poet, opera libretist, playwright

Arthur Bernède (5 January 1871 – 20 March 1937) was a French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright.

Bernède was born in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine department, in Brittany. In 1919, Bernède joined forces with actor René Navarre, who had played Fantômas in the Louis Feuillade serials, and writer Gaston Leroux, the creator of Rouletabille, to launch the Société des Cinéromans, a production company that would produce films and novels simultaneously. Bernède published almost 200 adventure, mystery, and historical novels. His best-known characters are Belphégor, Judex, Mandrin, Chantecoq, and Vidocq. Bernède also collaborated on plays, poems, and opera libretti with Paul de Choudens; including several operas by Félix Fourdrain.

Bernède also wrote the libretti for a number of operas, among them Jules Massenet's Sapho and Camille Erlanger's L'Aube rouge.

Works

Opéras, opéras bouffe and vocal pieces

Phryné, opera by Camille Saint-Saëns
Marie Fouré, opera by André Fijan (1897), created in Péronne
Sapho, opera by Jules Massenet (1897), libretto in collaboration with Henri Cain, with the singer Emma Calvé in the title role
Ninon de Lenclos, opera by Edmonde Missa (1895), libretto in collaboration with A. Leneka, created at the Opéra-Comique
Les Petites Vestales, opéra bouffe by Justin Clérice (1900)
La Légende du Point d'Argentan, pièce lyrique, by Félix Fourdrain (1907)
La Glaneuse, poème lyrique by Félix Fourdrain (1908), libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens
L'Aube rouge, drame lyrique de Camille Erlanger (1911), libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens, created at the Théâtre des Arts de Rouen
Vercingétorix, opera by Félix Fourdrain (1912), libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens
Madame Roland, opera by Félix Fourdrain (1913), libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens
Les Contes de Perrault, féerie lyrique by Félix Fourdrain (1914), libretto in collaboration with Paul de Choudens, with Yvonne Printemps in the title role.

Theatre plays and monologues

Le Lycéen (1891), played at the Théâtre Classique
Le Petit Alsacien
Revanche!
Le Bijou de Stéphana (1892), comédie en vaudeville given at the Théâtre de Cluny
L'Amour à crédit
La Duchesse de Berry (1900)
Les Idées de Monsieur Coton (1901), played at the Théâtre de la Renaissance
La Pipe (1901), performed at the Théâtre de la Renaissance
La Lune de Miel (1902), in collaboration with Daniel Riche
Les Tonsurés (1905), anticlerical play
La Soutane (1905), anticlerical play
Sous l'Épaulette (1906), play advocating democratization of the army and social justice
Aux Bat'd'Af (1906), antimilitarist melodrama, written in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
L'Illustration théâtrale (1906)
La Loupiote (1909)
Cœur de Française (1912)
Un jeune officier pauvre, trilogy (1921)

Popular novels

Mésange, novel (1892)
La Favorite, novel (1902–1903)
Le Chevalier aux genêts d'or, novel (1903)
Les Chevaliers de la mort, novel (1903–1905)
L'Amant de la Duchesse, historical novel (1906)
Les Chouans, historical novel (1906)
Les Amours d'un petit soldat, sentimental novel (1910)
Cœur de Française, spy novel (1912)
L'Espionne de Guillaume, spy novel (1914)
Judex, detective novel (1917)
L'Aiglonne, historical novel (1922)
L'Enfant du Palais (1923)
Belphégor, detective novel (1927)
Le Miracle des cœurs ou Tes yeux bleus, novel (1927)
Poker d'As, spy novel (1928)
Marie-Claire amoureuse or Le Triomphateur, novel (1928)
Le Capitaine Anthéor, sentimental novel (1930)
Le Marchand d'hommes, historical novel (1932)
Vampiria, detective novel (1932)
L'Espionne d'Hitler, spy novel (1934)
Le Maître du feu, historical novel (1935)
En Marge des vivants, novel (1937)
Le Crime d'un magistrat (1937)
L'Affaire Bessarabo, detective novel (based on Héra Mirtel)
L'Affaire Bougrat, detective novel (based on Pierre Bougrat)
L'Affaire Brierre, le massacre des Innocents, detective novel
L'Affaire Fualdès, detective novel (based on the Affaire Fualdès)
L'Affaire Gouffé, detective novel
L'Affaire Lafarge, le mystère du Glandier, detective novel
L'Alsacienne, detective novel
L'Amant de la Duchesse, novel
Les Amants du passé, sentimental novel
L'Amour à crédit, novel
L'Amour vengeur, sentimental novel
Les Amours d'une ouvrière, sentimental novel
Anastay, un officier assassin, detective novel (based on Louis Anastay)
Un ancêtre de Landru, Pel, l'horloger empoisonneur, detective novel (based on Albert Pel)
L'Ange et le démon, detective novel
L'Ange du trottoir, novel
L'Assassin des cœurs, detective novel
L'Assassinat du Courrier de Lyon, detective novel (based on the Courrier de Lyon case)
L'Assassin du Marquis de Morès, detective novel (based on Marquis de Morès)
L'Archevêque assassiné, detective novel
Aventures de Max Forter, novel
Les Bas-Fonds de Chicago, detective novel
Les Bas-Fonds de Marseille, detective novel
La Bataille pour l'amour, sentimental novel
Les Beaux romans de l'Histoire, collection
La Belle Courtisane, sentimental novel
La Belle Marion, sentimental novel
Bonnier, Garnier & Cie, detective novel
Bourreau des femmes, detective novel
Le Calvaire de Casse-Cœur, detective novel
Le Calvaire du Lieutenant Ferbach, novel
Captive, novel
La Chanson des cœurs, spy novel
Chantecoq, spy novel
Le Chanteur de Montmartre, novel
La Chasse aux monstres, novel
Le Château du milliardaire, novel
Cocorico, spy novel
Cœur cassé, novel
Un cœur déchiré, detective novel
Les Compagnons du soleil, adventure novel
Condamnée à mort, detective novel
Connais-tu l'amour?, detective novel
Un crime d'amour, novel
Le Crime d'un aviateur, detective novel
Le Curé aux abeilles, detective novel
La Dame de Paris, novel
Du dancing au trottoir, sentimental novel
La Dernière Incarnation de Judex, detective novel
Les Derniers Chouans, novel
Les Deux Parigotes, novel in collaboration with Ph. Vayre
La Devineresse, sentimental novel
Le Divorce de Joséphine, historical novel
Le Docteur Laget, le drame du poison, detective novel (based on Dr Pierre Laget)
Le Don Juan des grands bars, detective novel
Le Drame des chauffeurs, detective novel
Le Drame de la rue de la Pépinière, detective novel
L'Enfant du Curé, societal novel
L'Enfant des Filles, societal novel
L'Épouse qui tue, detective novel
Esclave d'une courtisane, novel
Les Étapes du bonheur, detective novel, in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Le Fantôme du Père Lachaise, detective novel
Féerique aventure, novel
La Femme Weber, l'ogresse de la Goutte d'Or, detective novel (based on Jeanne Weber)
La Fiancée de Lothringer, sting novel
La Fille du Diable, detective novel
Fille-mère', society novel
Le Fils de l'Aigle, historical novel
Flétrie et vengée, sentimental novel
Fleur d'ajonc, sentimental novel
Fleur du pavé, novel
Galerie criminelle, detective collection
Le Grand Amour d'une favorite, sentimental novel
Le Grand Amour d'un petit gars, novel
Un grand seigneur assassin, l'affaire Choiseul-Praslin, detective novel
Guyot l'étrangleur, detective novel
L'Homme au masque de fer, adventure novel (based on the Man in the Iron Mask)
Un Homme de proie, novel
L'Homme aux sortilèges, novel
L'Homme aux trois masques, society novel
L'Homme qui sourit, novel
L'Homme qui tue, novel
Impéria, detective novel
Les Incarnations de Judex, detective novel
L'Incendiaire, detective novel
Interdit de séjour, detective novel in collaboration with P. Gilles
L'Introuvable Assassin, l'affaire Cadiou, detective novel (based on a 1913 crime in Landerneau)
Jean Bart, dieu des mars, adventure novel (based on Jean Bart)
Jean Chouan, tome I: La Bataille des cœurs, tome II, La Citoyenne Maryse Fleurus, (1926) adventure novel (based on Jean Chouan)
Lacenaire ou le Napoléon des bandits, detective novel (based on Pierre François Lacenaire)
Landru, detective novel (based on Henri Désiré Landru)
La Loi du Talion, novel
Louise et Gabrielle, sentimental novel
La Loupiote, spy novel, in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Madame tête de Boche, spy novel, in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Mado la blonde, novel
La Maison hantée, detective novel
Mandrin, adventure novel (based on Louis Mandrin)
La Marchande de bonheur, detective novel
Marquise et Gigolette or Les Drames de l'amour or Les Drames de la vie, novel
Martyres de l'amour... vengez-vous, detective novel
Les Martyres de Paris, sentimental collection
Mata-Hari, spy novel (based on Mata Hari)
Les Mémoires d'une Masseuse, novel
Méphisto, novel
Mestorino, detective novel
Miousic détective, detective novel
La Môme Coco, sentimental novel
La Môme Printemps, sentimental novel, in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Le Mystère du train bleu, detective novel
Les Mystères de la Bastille, novel
Les Mystères du bonnet rouge, detective novel
Les Nouveaux Exploits de Chantecoq, eight detective novel
Les Nouveaux Exploits de Judex, detective novel
Les Nouveaux Gangsters de Paris, detective novel
La Nouvelle Mission de Judex, detective novelr
L'Ogre amoureux, detective novel
On les a!, spy novel
Nos grands mufles, novel
Le Père de la Loupiote, novel, in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Le Petit Clown, detective novel
Poker d'As, novel
La Pommerais, un médecin empoisonneur, detective novel (based on Desire-Edmond Couty de la Pommerais)
Pour l'amour et la liberté, novel
Pour la couronne de France, novel
Pour les jeunes, novel
Prado ou le tueur de filles, detective novel (based on Prado)
Pranzini, l'assassin de la rue Montaigne, detective novel (based on Henri Pranzini)
Princesses du trottoir, societal novel
La Prisonnière du château de Nantes, novel
Les Quatre Sergents de La Rochelle, historical novel
La Redingote grise, novel
Reine, femme et mère, novel
Le Roman d'une chanteuse, novel
Le Roman d'un jeune officier pauvre, sentimental novel
Rose fleurie, novel
Les Sacrifiées, novel
Sauvée par l'amour, novel
Le Secret du légionnaire, novel
Les Secrets de Bolo révélés, detective novel (based on Bolo Pasha)
Serrez vos rangs, novel in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Seule avec son cœur, novel
Seznec a-t-il été assassiné, detective novel (based on the Seznec Affair)
Le Sorcier de la Reine, novel
La Soutane, novel
Surcouf, roi des corsaires, aventure novel (based on Robert Surcouf)
Le Tambour d'Arcole, novel (based on the Monument au Tambour d'Arcole)
Le Temps des miracles, novel
Ma Tendre musette, sentimental novel
Tête de Boche, novel in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Les Tonsurés, novel
Les Travailleuses, societal novel
Les Trois Ombres, novel
Les Trois légionnaires, novel in collaboration with Aristide Bruant
Le Tueur de femmes, detective novel
Pour l'amour d'une belle, sentimental novel
Suis-je un assassin?, novel
Va... petit mousse, novel
Le Vampire de Düsseldorf, detective novel (based on Peter Kürten)
Vidocq, adventure novel (based on Eugène François Vidocq)
La Vierge du Moulin Rouge, novel
La Ville aux illusions, novel
Zapata, adventure novel

Adaptations of literary works for cinema

1906: Fleur de Paris distribué by Louis Aubert with Mistinguett
1906: Fille-Mère distribué by Louis Aubert
1916–1917: Judex by Louis Feuillade with René Cresté and Marcel Lévesque
Nouvelle mission de Judex
1921: L'Aiglonne, by Émile Keppens and René Navarre
1923: Vidocq, by Jean Kemm
1923: Mandrin, by Henri Fescourt
1923: Ferragus, adaptation of the novel Ferragus by Honoré de Balzac
1925: Surcouf
1925: Les Misérables, by Henri Fescourt
1925: Jean Chouan, by Luitz-Morat
1927: Poker d'As, by Henri Desfontaines
1927: Belphégor, by Henri Desfontaines
1927: Les Cinq Sous de Lavarède, by Maurice Champreux
1928: L'Argent, by Marcel L'Herbier
1947: Mandrin directed by René Jayet
1931: Méphisto with Jean Gabin in his first speaking role
1962: Mandrin, bandit gentilhomme by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
1963: Judex by Georges Franju) with Channing Pollock, Francine Bergé and Édith Scob

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