Henry Laverne (born Henri Allum; 1888 or 1890 – 4 September 1953) 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 (later Henri Laverne) and starred in about twenty films and plays; credits include six films and plays from Sacha Guitry, such as The Lame Devil (1948). As a comedian, he was one half of then-famous comic duo Bach and Laverne (1928–1938; in French); one of their 157 comedy sketches was adapted as the lyrics to Ray Ventura's hit comedy song "" (1935; lit. "All is very well, Madam the Marchioness"). Biography Henry Laverne was born Henri Allum in 1888 or 1890 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Selected filmography Casanova (1934) Deburau (1951) La poison (1951) The Lame Devil (1948) The Treasure of Cantenac (1950) References External links 19th-century births 1953 deaths French male film actors French male stage actors French humorists French comedians People from Boulogne-sur-Mer 20th-century French male actors French male writers 20th-century French comedians 20th-century French male writers