Henri-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein (20 June 1876 – 27 November 1953) was a French playwright associated with Boulevard theatre. Biography Bernstein was born in Paris. His earliest plays, including La Rafale (1905), Le Voleur (1907), Samson (1908), Israël (1908), and Le Secret (1913), are written in a realistic style and powerfully depict harsh realities of modern life and society. The far-right royalist Camelots du Roi youth organization of the Action française organized an anti-Semitic riot against a production of one of his plays in 1911. During the Second World War, he fled to the United States and lived in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria. Jean-Pierre Aumont relates in his work Le Soleil et les Ombres (Robert Laffont, 1976) the luxury in which he lived, as well as his general lack of interest in the war. He is buried in the Cimetière de Passy in Paris. Works Le Marché (The Market), 1900 Le Détour, 1902 Joujou, 1902 Le Bercail, 1904 La Rafale (Whirlwind), 1905 La Griffe, La Renaissance, 1906 Le Voleur (The Thief), 1906 Samson, 1907 Israël, 1908 Après moi (After Me), 1911 L'Assaut (The Assault), 1912 Le Secret, 1913 The Claw L'Élévation, 1917 Judith, 1922 La Galerie des glaces (The Hall of Mirrors), 1924 Félix, 1926 Mélo, 1929 Le Bonheur (Happiness), 1933 Le Cœur (The Heart), 1936 Le Messager, 1937 Elvire, 1939 La Soif (The Thirst), 1949 Victor, 1950 Evangéline, 1952 Espoir (Hope), 1955 Le Venin (The Poison), 1927 Filmography The Thief, directed by Edgar Lewis (Silent film, 1914, based on the play Le Voleur) Samson, directed by Edgar Lewis (Silent film, 1915, based on the play Samson) Sold, directed by Edwin S. Porter and Hugh Ford (Silent film, 1915, based on the play Le Secret) , directed by Marcel L'Herbier (Silent film, 1919, based on the play Le Bercail) , directed by Telemaco Ruggeri (Silent film, 1920, based on the play L'Élévation) , directed by Jacques de Baroncelli (Silent film, 1920, based on the play La Rafale) Shackles of Gold, directed by Herbert Brenon (Silent film, 1922, based on the play Samson) Samson, directed by Torello Rolli (Silent film, 1923, based on the play Samson) The Washington Masquerade, directed by Charles Brabin (English, 1932, based on the play La Griffe) Dreaming Lips, directed by Paul Czinner (German, 1932, based on the play Mélo) ''Mélo, directed by Paul Czinner (French, 1932, based on the play Mélo) , directed by Maurice