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Édouard Molinaro(1928-2013)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro was born on 13 May 1928 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. He was a director and writer, known for The Birdcage (1996), La Cage aux Folles (1978) and Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996). He was previously married to Catherine Laporte, Marie-Hélène Breillat and Pierrette Carvallo. He died on 7 December 2013 in Paris, France.
BornMay 13, 1928
DiedDecember 7, 2013(85)
BornMay 13, 1928
DiedDecember 7, 2013(85)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Claude Chabrol, Costa-Gavras, Serge Gainsbourg, René Barjavel, Paul Guimard, Bernadette Lafont, Édouard Molinaro, Roger Vadim, and Françoise Sagan at an event for Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Known for:

Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
The Birdcage
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1996
Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, and Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles (1978)
La Cage aux Folles
7.2
  • Director
  • 1978
Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
6.7
  • Director
  • 1996
Jacques Brel and Claude Jade in My Uncle Benjamin (1969)
My Uncle Benjamin
6.7
  • Director
  • 1969

Credits

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Director

  • Le tuteur (2003)
    Le tuteur
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2008
  • Anaïs Demoustier in Scénarios contre les discriminations (2008)
    Scénarios contre les discriminations
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Les hommes de coeur
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • Navarro (1989)
    Navarro
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Une famille pas comme les autres
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Frédéric Diefenthal and Claire Keim in Un homme par hasard (2003)
    Un homme par hasard
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Le mal de mère
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana (2001)
    Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Tombé du nid (1999)
    Tombé du nid
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Nora
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Sophie Mounicot in H (1998)
    H
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1998–1999
  • Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Ce que savait Maisie (1993)
    Ce que savait Maisie
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Le souper (1992)
    Le souper
    • Director
    • 1992
  • La femme abandonnée
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1992

Writer

  • Le tuteur (2003)
    Le tuteur
    • scenario and dialogue
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Madame Sans-Gêne (2002)
    Madame Sans-Gêne
    • adaptation
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • Le mal de mère
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana (2001)
    Nadia Coupeau, dite Nana
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Tombé du nid (1999)
    Tombé du nid
    • screenplay
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Nora
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Fabrice Luchini in Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
    Beaumarchais the Scoundrel
    • scenario, adaptation and dialogue
    • 1996
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    • earlier screenplay
    • 1996
  • Ce que savait Maisie (1993)
    Ce que savait Maisie
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Le souper (1992)
    Le souper
    • adaptation
    • 1992
  • La femme abandonnée
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1992
  • Coup de foudre
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1992
  • L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg (1991)
    L'amour maudit de Leisenbohg
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Karim Allaoui, Roger Hanin, and François Périer in Le gorille (1990)
    Le gorille
    • adaptation
    • dialogue
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • Catherine Arditi, Evelyne Bouix, and Roger Hanin in Les grandes familles (1989)
    Les grandes familles
    • adaptation
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1989

Actor

  • Serge Hazanavicius, Axelle Laffont, and Bruno Solo in Mariage surprise (2007)
    Mariage surprise
    • Le vieux médecin
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Méchant garçon (1992)
    Méchant garçon
    • L'avoué
    • 1992
  • Pour cent briques t'as plus rien (1982)
    Pour cent briques t'as plus rien
    • Le marchand de journaux (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • The Pink Telephone (1975)
    The Pink Telephone
    • L'homme qui croise Levêgue dans les WC (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • A Pain in the Ass (1973)
    A Pain in the Ass
    • Le patron de café (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • When the Pheasants Pass (1965)
    When the Pheasants Pass
    • Un serveur qui cherche le chien de Larsan-Bellac
    • A waiter (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Claude Rich in Male Hunt (1964)
    Male Hunt
    • L'amoureux sur le bateau (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Vacances portugaises (1963)
    Vacances portugaises
    • (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin (1962)
    Arsène Lupin contre Arsène Lupin
    • Petit rôle (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • A Touch of Treason (1962)
    A Touch of Treason
    • L'amoureux au parc (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Season for Love (1961)
    The Season for Love
    • New Male Secretary
    • 1961
  • Philippe
    • Le forain du stand de tir (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1958
  • L'honneur est sauf
    • L'amant
    • Short
    • 1954
  • L'honneur est sauf
    • Bertrand
    • Short
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Edouard Molinaro
  • Born
    • May 13, 1928
    • Bordeaux, Gironde, France
  • Died
    • December 7, 2013
    • Paris, France(respiratory insufficiency)
  • Spouses
      Catherine LaporteJune 12, 1982 - December 7, 2013 (his death, 2 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961
  • Quotes
    If my most commercial films have been comedies, it's almost in spite of myself. I don't laugh very easily.

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