Marcel Achard (July 5, 1899 – September 4, 1974) was a Frenchplaywright and script writer. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ...
He was born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon in the Rhône département, in France. Rhône is a French département located in eastern central France. ...
Achard wrote the play L'Idiot which was adapted for Broadway as A Shot In the Dark. After further adaption it became a Hollywood movie. This article is about the street in New York City. ... A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 film directed by Blake Edwards and is the second installment in the Pink Panther series. ...
MarcelAchard (July 5, 1899—September 4, 1974) was a French playwright, screenwriter and author.
Achard's greatest successes and popularity was in the period between the two World Wars when contemporary critics favorably compared him to some of his renowned French predecessors such as Pierre de Marivaux and Alfred de Musset.