Robert Charvay

Robert Charvay, (5 March 1858 – 1925) is the pen name of Adrien Lefort, a French dramatist and journalist who

worked for the daily Écho de Paris, where he signed his papers with the nickname "The Yellow Dwarf".

He was the son of Charlotte Jeanne Judlin (1820–1883) and the French lyrical singer Jules Lefort (1822–1898). His parents divorced in 1872.

His comedy Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman has been adapted four times on the screen:

Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1914) by André Liabel

Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1926) by Gaston Ravel

Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1933) by André Berthomieu

Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme (1951) by André Berthomieu