Henry Laverne


Henry Laverne was a French stage and film actor; Laverne was also a comedian and humorist for a decade, as well as a singer on occasion. As an actor, he was usually billed Henry-Laverne in his time and starred in about twenty films and plays; credits include six films and plays from Sacha Guitry, such as The Lame Devil. As a comedian, he was one half of then-famous comic duo Bach and Laverne ; one of their 157 comedy sketches was adapted as the lyrics to Ray Ventura's hit comedy song "Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise".

Biography

Henry Laverne was born Henri Allum in 1888 or 1890 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Selected filmography