found: Les dieux rouges, c1923:t.p. (Jean d'Esme)
found: NUC pre-56(Esménard, Jean d', vicomte, 1893-; ref. from: Esme, Jean d', pseud.)
found: RLIN, 10-5-95(hdg.: Esme, Jean d', pseud., 1893-1966)
found: Afrique Équatoriale, 1931:title page (commentées par JEAN D'ESME)
found: IMDb, November 3, 2022(Jean d'Esme (1883-1966); born on September 15, 1883 in Shanghai, China; birth name: Jean Marie Henri d'Esmenard; director, known for Les sentinelles de l'empire and La grande inconnue (both 1939); he died on February 24, 1966 in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France)
found: Wikipedia, November 3, 2022Jean d'Esme; born September 27, 1894 [corrected to 1893 per source used] in Shanghai; studied at National School of Overseas France; after turning to journalism and travelling, he took the pseudonym Jean d'Esme and started writing for magazines Je sais tout, Le Matin and L'Intransigeant; in 1936 he produced a film on location in eastern Niger; wrote articles for L'Écho de Paris regarding Ethiopia; became known for his adventure novels, notably The Red Gods, and wrote books for children; during the Spanish Civil War he was imprisoned for filming in prohibited areas)
found: SFE, the encyclopedia of science fiction (online), viewed November 3, 2022(d'Esme, Jean; working name of China-born author Jean D'Esmenard; not to be confused with painter Jacques Boullaire (1893-1976) who also worked as Jean d'Esme; born Shanghai, 27 September 1893; died Nice, 24 February 1966)