born Feb. 21, 1885, St. Petersburg, Russia
died July 24, 1957, Paris, France
Russian-born French actor and dramatist.
Son of the French actor Lucien Guitry (1860–1925), he appeared on the Russian stage with his father's company. At age 21 he achieved his first success with his play Nono . He had over 90 plays produced, including Pasteur (1919) and Béranger (1920), written with acting parts for his father. He wrote, directed, and acted in many films, of which the best-known was perhaps The Cheat (1936).