Sacha Guitry

In 1931, the government of France awarded him the Legion of Honor. After his passing, a street was named in his honor in the city of Nice, France and Radio France named a studio for him. See also: Other Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. Sacha Guitry is interred with his fifth wife in the Cimetière de Montmartre, in the Parisian suburb of Montmartre. Walter Huston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6626 Hollywood Blvd. Of the 30 films he directed, some of his most recognized are "The Story of a Cheat" (1937), "Pearls of the Crown" (1938), and " Royal Affair in Versailles" in 1953. Walter Huston was the father of actor/director John Huston and the grandfather of actress Anjelica Huston. He went on to be recognized as one of the truly innovative directors, sometimes compared to Orson Welles because of his techniques. He died in Hollywood.

In addition to his plays, Sacha Guitry wrote and acted in many early films and in 1935 directed for the first time. His last film was in 1950's The Furies. Together they performed in a number of his plays bringing the extremely popular 1925 production of "Mozart" to cities in North America, including New York City, Montreal, Quebec and Boston, Massachusetts. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1948 for his role in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. A prominent member of Parisian society, in 1919 Guitry married singing star Yvonne Printemps. Huston stayed busy throughout the 1930s and 1940s, both on stage and screen. In 1918 his theatrical production premiered in Paris to critical acclaim. Guitry's dramas include "Nono" (1905), "Deburan" (1918) and "Jean de la Fontaine" in 1922. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1936 for Dodsworth, which he had also performed on Broadway.

An intellect and a prolific writer with a sharp wit, by the age of 17 Guitry had already written the first of his 120 plays. His first major role was in 1929's The Virginian, opposite Gary Cooper. As a five year old, he appeared on stage with his father. Born Walter Houghston in Toronto, Ontario, he began his Broadway career in 1924, he achieved fame in character roles once talkies began in Hollywood. It was during this time in Russia that Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was born and eventually nicknamed Sacha. Walter Huston (April 6, 1884 - Good Friday April 7, 1950) was a Canadian-born actor. Petersburg, before returning to France. 1937 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dodsworth.

He was the son of Lucien Germain Guitry (1860–1925), a major Parisian stage actor who spent nine years at the Michel Theater, in St. 1942 - Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Devil and Daniel Webster. Petersburg, Russia – died July 24, 1957 in Paris, France, was a film actor, director and screenwriter and playwright. 1943 - Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Yankee Doodle Dandy. Sacha Guitry, born February 21, 1885 in St. 1949 - Won Best Actor in a Supporting Role - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.