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Octave Mirbeau(1850-1917)

  • Writer
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Octave Mirbeau was born on 16 February 1850 in Trevières, Calvados, France. He was a writer, known for Diary of a Chambermaid (1964), The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946) and Business Is Business (1915). He was married to Alice Regnault. He died on 16 February 1917 in Paris, France.
BornFebruary 16, 1850
DiedFebruary 16, 1917(67)
BornFebruary 16, 1850
DiedFebruary 16, 1917(67)
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Known for

Jeanne Moreau in Diary of a Chambermaid (1964)
Diary of a Chambermaid
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1964
Paulette Goddard and Hurd Hatfield in The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
6.5
  • Writer
  • 1946
Business Is Business (1915)
Business Is Business
  • Writer
  • 1915
Die Frau im Schrank (1927)
Die Frau im Schrank
  • Writer
  • 1927

Credits

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Writer

  • Radu Jude in Diary of a Chambermaid (2026)
    Diary of a Chambermaid
    6.9
    • based on the novel by
    • 2026
  • Les affaires sont les affaires (2024)
    Les affaires sont les affaires
    8.4
    • play
    • 2024
  • Léa Seydoux in Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)
    Diary of a Chambermaid
    5.5
    • novel
    • 2015
  • Le journal d'une femme de chambre (2011)
    Le journal d'une femme de chambre
    5.8
    • book
    • 2011
  • Les affaires sont les affaires (2011)
    Les affaires sont les affaires
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2011
  • Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle (2009)
    Au siècle de Maupassant: Contes et nouvelles du XIXème siècle
    8.1
    TV Series
    • short story
    • 2010
  • El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa (1992)
    El abuelo, la condesa y Escarlata la traviesa
    6.8
    • play "La servante maitrese"
    • 1992
  • Les affaires sont les affaires (1984)
    Les affaires sont les affaires
    TV Movie
    • pièce
    • 1984
  • Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982)
    Emmenez-moi au théâtre
    TV Series
    • novel
    • 1982
  • Le jardin des supplices (1976)
    Le jardin des supplices
    4.9
    • novel
    • 1976
  • Lina Romay in Celestine, Maid at Your Service (1974)
    Celestine, Maid at Your Service
    4.9
    • novel "Le Journal dune femme de chambre" (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • Jacques Balutin, Darry Cowl, Jean Lefebvre, Jacqueline Maillan, Maria Pacôme, Fernand Raynaud, and Michel Roux in Au théâtre ce soir (1966)
    Au théâtre ce soir
    7.7
    TV Series
    • play
    • 1974
  • L'Épidémie (1973)
    L'Épidémie
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1973
  • Les affaires sont les affaires (1966)
    Les affaires sont les affaires
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1966
  • A pénztárca
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 16, 1850
    • Trevières, Calvados, France
  • Died
    • February 16, 1917
    • Paris, France
  • Spouse
    • Alice RegnaultMay 25, 1887 - February 16, 1917 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Torture Garden"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 3 Articles

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    Was an early defender of Captain Alfred Dreyfus.

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