Albert Pierre de Courville (26 March 1887 – 15 March 1960) (born in Croydon, England) was a writer and director of theatrical revues, many of which featured the actress and singer Shirley Kellogg, whom he married in June 1913.

[1] A good reporter, he was soon earning as much as £20 a week, but thought there were more possibilities, and money, in the theatre.

In 1914 his revue Business as Usual featured several patriotic numbers following the outbreak of the First World War including "Are we Downhearted?"

His two most famous films, both featuring Jessie Matthews were There Goes the Bride (1932) and The Midshipmaid (1932).

De Courville recovered sufficiently to allow the marriage to happen on 26 May at a registry office.