Henry Laverne

Who was Henry Laverne?

Henry Laverne 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 and starred in about twenty films and plays; credits include six films and plays from Sacha Guitry, such as The Lame Devil. As a comedian, he was one half of then-famous comic duo Bach and Laverne; one of their 157 comedy sketches was adapted as the lyrics to Ray Ventura's hit comedy song "Tout va très bien, Madame la Marquise".