Robert Charvay

Robert Charvay ca. 1910

Robert Charvay (5 March 1858 – 30 December 1925) is the pen name of Adrien Lefort, a French dramatist and journalist who worked for the daily Écho de Paris, where he signed his papers with the nickname Le Nain jaune (lit.'the yellow dwarf').[1]

He was the son of Charlotte Jeanne Judlin (1820–1883) and the French lyrical singer Jules Lefort (1822–1898). His parents divorced in 1872.

His comedy Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman has been adapted four times on the screen:

  1. ^ "Adrien Lefort (1856-1925)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 18 February 2024.