Tristan Bernard (7 September 1866 – 7 December 1947) was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer. Life He studied law, and after his military service, he started his career as the manager of an aluminium smelter. In the 1890s, he managed the Vélodrome de la Seine at Levallois-Perret and the Vélodrome Buffalo, events that were an integral part of Parisian life, being regularly attended by personalities such as Toulouse-Lautrec. He reputedly introduced the bell to signify the last lap of a race. He identified as an anarchist. Works Plays Les Pieds nickelés (1895) (French Without a Master) (1899) Triplepatte (with André Godfernaux, 1905) The Brighton Twins (Les Jumeaux de Brighton) (1908) Le Danseur inconnu (1909) Le Costaud des épinettes (with Alfred Athis, 1910) The Little Cafe (Le petit café) (1911) Les Deux Canards (with Alfred Athis, 1913) Jeanne Doré (1913) Coeur de lilas (with , 1921) Le Cordon bleu (1923) Embrassez-moi (with Gustave Quinson and Yves Mirande, 1923) Narrative works Vous m'en direz tant (1894) collaboration with Pierre Veber Contes de Pantruche et d'ailleurs (1897) Sous toutes réserves (1898) Mémoires d'un jeune homme rangé (1899) Un mari pacifique (1901) Amants et voleurs (1905) Mathilde et ses mitaines (1912) L'Affaire Larcier (1924) Le Voyage imprévu (1928) Aux abois (1933) Robin des bois (1935) Filmography Jeanne Doré, directed by Louis Mercanton and René Hervil (1915, based on the play Jeanne Doré) The Love Cheat, directed by George Archainbaud (1919, based on the play Le Danseur inconnu) The Little Cafe, directed by Raymond Bernard (1919, based on the play The Little Cafe) Triplepatte, directed by Raymond Bernard (1922, based on the play Triplepatte) Le Costaud des épinettes, directed by Raymond Bernard (1923, based on the play Le Costaud des épinettes) Kiss Me, directed by Robert Péguy (1929, based on the play Embrassez-moi) The Unknown Dancer, directed by René Barberis (1929, based on the play Le Danseur inconnu) Playboy of Paris, directed by Ludwig Berger (1930, based on the play The Little Cafe) The Little Cafe, directed by Ludwig Berger (1931, based on the play The Little Cafe) Le Poignard malais, directed by Roger Goupillières (1931, based on a short story) , directed by Robert Boudrioz (1931, based on the play ) The Champion Cook, directed by Karl Anton (1932, based on the play Le Cordon bleu) , directed by Anatole Litvak (1932, based on the play Coeur de lilas) Kiss Me, directed