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Steve Ihnat was born on 7 August 1934 in Jastrabie, Czechoslovakia [now Jastrabie pri Michalovciach, Slovak Republic]. He was an actor and writer, known for Countdown (1967), The Honkers (1972) and Do Not Throw Cushions Into the Ring (1970). He was married to Sally Carter-Ihnat. He died on 12 May 1972 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Of British parentage, John Sutton was born in Rawalpindi, India (now part of Pakistan), on October 22, 1908. After graduating from Wellington College, he spent a decade or so working in various British colonies, including several in Africa, as a hunter, rancher and tea plantation manager. An avid wanderlust adventurer in the same vein as Errol Flynn (with whom he worked in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)) during his pre-Hollywood days, Sutton lived all over the world, including China, Malaya and the Philippines. He somehow arrived in Hollywood in the mid-'30s as a technical consultant on films with a British Empire background. He was a dark, handsome man and, eventually, this caught directors' eyes and he was placed in front of the camera. Making an unbilled debut in The Last of the Mohicans (1936), he apprenticed in a number of bit roles for a couple of years, including a minor running part in the "Bulldog Drummond" series from 1937-1939. Unlike Flynn, however, this slick-looking actor had more slivery eyes to match his slivery mustache and a shadier countenance. For most of his career he would find himself more on the cruel end of a romantic triangle. As the "other man" or hero's adversary, he was shown at his best as flashy, slimy swashbucklers who met their fate at the end of the sword in the final reel. He peaked in the 1940s at 20th Century-Fox, where he carved out quite a nasty niche for himself in such films as Hudson's Bay (1940), Jane Eyre (1943), Captain from Castile (1947), Adventures of Casanova (1948), The Three Musketeers (1948), Bride of Vengeance (1949) and The Fan (1949). Occasionally he was asked to play a lead, particularly at a time when all the romantic male stars were serving their country during WWII, in films such as Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941) and Tonight We Raid Calais (1943). In the 1950s his film career waned and he took on TV roles. Sutton died suddenly in August of 1963 of a heart attack in Cannes, France, at the age of 54, shortly after finishing work on Of Human Bondage (1964) in England.
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Jean Marais was a popular French cinema actor and director who played over 100 roles in film and on television, and was also known for his many talents as a writer, painter and sculptor.
He was born Jean Alfred Villain-Marais on December 11, 1913, in Cherbourg, France. His father practiced veterinarian medicine, then fought in the World War I, and eventually left the family. Young Jean Marais was taken to Paris at the age of 4. There he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He attended the Lycée Condorcet, a prestigious State school where also studied his future film partners such as Louis de Funes and Jean Cocteau, and the faculty had such figures as Jean-Paul Sartre. At the age of 13, Marais dropped out of Lycee Condorcet, he tried several other schools, albeit he did not complete his college education, instead he was placed in a Catholic boarding school. At 16, he left school and became involved in amateur acting. After being rejected from drama schools, he took a job as a photographer's assistant and also worked as a caddy at a golf club.
In 1933 Marais made his film debut in Les Amoureux (1933) (aka.. Les Amoureux), by director Marcel L'Herbier. In 1937, at a stage rehearsal of 'King Aedipus', Marais met Jean Cocteau, and they remained close friends until Cocteau's death. Cocteau had a major influence on life and career of Jean Marais who appeared in almost every one of Cocteau's films. Together they made such classics as Beauty and the Beast (1946), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960), to name a few.
During the World War II, Marais was an actor in the occupied Paris. After liberation of Paris in 1944, he became a truck driver for the French Army, he was decorated for his courage. During the war Marais was married to his film partner, actress Mila Parély, and their marriage was blessed by Cocteau, who wanted Marais to be happy. Marais and Mila Parély divorced after two years of marriage, and shortly after their divorce, they worked together again in 'Beauty and the Beast' (1946), under directorship of Jean Cocteau. During the 1950s, Marais shot to international fame, after starring in films directed by Cocteau, Visconti, and others.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Marais went on to star in several popular comedies, such as the Fantomas (1964) trilogy by director André Hunebelle. He co-starred with many major French actors of the time, including such stars as Louis de Funès and Mylène Demongeot in the Fantomas trilogy, and also Jean Gabin, Guy Delorme, Bourvil, Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Morgan, and Yves Montand.
Jean Marais was also a remarkable stage actor known for his association with Théâtre de Paris, Théâtre de l'Atelie, and the Comédie Francaise, among others. Marais received numerous international awards and recognitions for his contribution to film art, including the French Legion of Honour (1996). He spent his later years living in his house in Vallaruis, in the South of France where he was involved in painting, sculpture and pottery, and was visited by Pablo Picasso and other cultural figures. Jean Marais died of a heart failure on November 8, 1998, in Cannes, France, and was laid to rest in the small Cemetiere de Vallauris, France.- Director
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Born in Shanghai and Cambridge-educated, Terence Young began in the industry as a scriptwriter. In the 1940s he worked on a variety of subjects, including the hugely popular wartime romance Suicide Squadron (1941), set to Richard Addinsell's rousing "Warsaw Concerto". His original story was devised while listening to a concert in an army training camp. As it turned out, Young was soon after involved in the war himself, as a member of the Guards.
By the end of the decade Young had graduated to directing. He made his debut with the psychological melodrama Corridor of Mirrors (1948), starring Eric Portman as a reclusive art collector obsessed with reincarnation and murder. During the following decade Young helmed a number of international co-productions, which featured imported stars from Hollywood (Alan Ladd in Paratrooper (1953); Olivia de Havilland in That Lady (1955); Victor Mature in Safari (1956), Zarak (1956) and Tank Force (1958)). These films were made by Warwick, an independent production company created jointly by Irwin Allen and future James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli, and released through Columbia. Production values were often quite high, though scripts were of variable quality. "Safari", for instance, looked great, shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope on location in Africa, which partly compensated for the trite storyline.
Having acquired the rights to all available James Bond novels from Ian Fleming, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli secured the necessary funding ($1,250,000) from United Artists and hired Young to direct the initial Bond entry, Dr. No (1962). That film's success got him re-hired to direct two subsequent Bond films, From Russia with Love (1963) (Young's own personal favorite) and Thunderball (1965). Young had acquired a solid reputation as a master of action subjects, and all three films move at a cracking pace. Exotic locales provide the background for a seamless mix of technical wizardry, sex, violence and tongue-in-cheek (sometimes campy) dialogue. Unfortunately, these films also marked the high point of Young's career, though he did direct another eerily effective psychological thriller, Wait Until Dark (1967), much in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock.
Among a brace of forgettable European co-productions, only two other films stand out: the bawdy, highly entertaining all-star period comedy The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) and an intriguing expose of the inner workings--and dark beginnings--of the Cosa Nostra (based on an actual informant's testimony), entitled The Valachi Papers (1972). After that, Young's output became more patchy and his later career suffered as a result of two disastrous projects: first, the Korean War epic Inchon (1981), with Laurence Olivier badly miscast as Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The enterprise was reputedly financed by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's organization--aka the "Moonies"--to the tune of $40 million. Film critic Vincent Canby in the New York Times (September 17, 1982) referred to the picture as "hysterical" and "foolish", "the most expensive B-movie ever made". The second flop, a financially troubled production, was the predictably plotted spy thriller The Jigsaw Man (1983). Completed in 1982, the film was held back and not released until two years later. Young directed just one more film after that and left the industry in 1988. However, according to his daughter, he was working on a documentary in Cannes at the time of his death in September 1994. Though he went on record in 1966, asserting that he had grown rather tired of the Bond franchise, it is, nonetheless, that for which we will ultimately remember him.- Ulla Strömstedt was born on 27 November 1939 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Catalina Caper (1967), Den gula bilen (1963) and I Spy (1965). She was married to Gilbert Cole. She died on 13 June 1986 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Jennifer Wilson was born on 25 April 1932 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Special Branch (1969), Nicholas Nickleby (1957) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She was married to Brian Peck and Stanley Swain. She died on 29 March 2022 in Cannes, France.
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Short, stocky Jacques Marin was a wonderfully droll character actor, who tended to pop up in international films of the 60's and 70's, whenever a typically French-looking gendarme, police inspector, concierge or shopkeeper was needed. His trademark was a toothbrush moustache and a deadpan expression -- except for a perpetually reproving frown -- which suggested deeper thought processes were going on. Despite all his overt seriousness, his characters were usually amusing, or, at least, likeable. A fluent English-speaker, he effortlessly alternated between French and English-language productions, beginning with The Vintage (1957). He is also fondly remembered as the ineffectual Inspector Grandpierre in Charade (1963), as Major Duvalle in Darling Lili (1970), and as Massenet, one of the potential culinary victims in Ted Kotcheff's black comedy Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978). While the majority of Marin's prolific career consisted of little more than small supporting roles and cameos, his was one of the faces you'd remember at the end of the film.
Marin had studied acting at the Conservatoire national superieur d'art dramatique de Paris and made his feature debut in the war drama Forbidden Games (1952). He often appeared alongside Jean Gabin and was a frequent performer on stage at the Theatre Marigny and the Celestins Theatre in Lyon. Over the decades, he provided many a memorable moment in French film, including in Les tricheurs (1958), Love Is My Profession (1958), Fantomas Unleashed (1965) and in Trois hommes sur un cheval (1969).- Actor
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Charles Vanel was a French actor. His film career lasted for 76 years, from 1912 to 1988. He appeared in over 200 films.
Vanel often worked under famous directors, such as Luis Buñuel, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jacques Feyder, and Alfred Hitchcock. A career highlight was his role as truck driver Jo in the thriller film "The Wages of Fear" (1953). In France, it was the 4th highest earning film of the year. The film won both the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or.
Vanel won the Best Actor award of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , for his role as Wolf Andergast in the drama film "L'affaire Maurizius" (1954).
Vanel had a supporting role in the thriller film "To Catch a Thief" (1955) as restaurant owner Monsieur Bertani, who is a veteran of the French Resistance. In retrospect, the film was considered one of Hitchcock's strongest films.
Vanel won the Best Actor award of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, for his role as Albatrasse in the thriller film "Burning Fuse" (1957).
In 1979, Vanel received a Honorary César Award for his career. In 1981, he won the Best Supporting Actor award in the David Di Donatello Awards, for his role as pater familias Donato Giuranna in the drama film "Three Brothers".
Vanel's last film role was in the film "Les Saisons du plaisir" (1988). He died in April 1989, at the age of 96.- Camera and Electrical Department
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John Alcott, the Oscar-winning cinematographer best known for his collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, was born in 1931, in Isleworth, England, the son of movie executive Arthur Alcott, who would become the production controller at Gainsborough Studios during the 1940s.
Alcott began his film career as a clapper boy, the lowest member of a camera crew. By the early 1960s he had worked his way up to focus puller, the #3 position on a camera crew after the lighting cameraman and camera operator. As a focus puller Alcott was responsible for measuring the distances between the camera and the subject being shot, which is critical during traveling shots, and more vitally, he was tasked with adjusting the lens when the camera is following a subject.
By the mid-'60s Alcott was a member of the camera team of master cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, working on Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). When Unsworth had to leave the project during its two-year-long shoot to meet other commitments, Alcott was elevated to lighting cameraman by Kubrick. Thus began a collaboration that would reach its zenith a decade later with Barry Lyndon (1975). His association with Kubrick propelled him to the top of his craft, in terms of both style and in pushing the technical aspects of the discipline.
Alcott preferred lighting that appeared natural and did not draw attention to itself. His ideas meshed perfectly with those of Kubrick, and the two developed their ideas about "natural" lighting in two landmark films, A Clockwork Orange (1971) and "Barry Lyndon", which incorporated scenes shot entirely by candlelight. The idea of using candlelight solely for illumination was discussed by Alcott and Kubrick after the wrap of "2001" for Kubrick's planned film about the life of Napoleon, but there wasn't a fast-enough lens in existence then.
After a search, Kubrick located three unique 50mm f/0.7 still-camera camera lenses designed by the Zeiss Corporation for use by NASA in its Apollo moon-landing program in order to shoot still pictures in the low light levels of outer space. The lens was 2 f stops faster than the fastest movie camera lens made at the time.
Kubrick tasked Cinema Products Corp. to adapt a standard 35mm non-reflexed Mitchell BNC movie camera so that the camera could accept the lens. The camera was outfitted with a side viewfinder from one of the old Technicolor three-strip cameras that used mirrors rather than prisms (like a modern camera) to show what it "sees", the mirrors providing a much brighter image than did a prism-based single-lens reflex system, which could not obtain enough light to register an image. There was no real problem with parallax, as the viewfinder was mounted close to the lens.
Cinema Products also created two special lenses by mating a 70mm projection lens with the remaining 0.7 Zeiss 50mm lenses. This battery of three lenses allowed Kubrick and Alcott to shoot the indoor scenes using nothing but candlelight. It was a formidable task, as the lenses could not be focused by eye. Metal shields also had to be installed above the sets, which were filmed in actual castles and manor houses in Ireland and England, to keep the heat and smoke from the candles from damaging the ceilings. Fortitously, the shields also reflected the candlelight back into the scene (this approach was later used successfully by lighting cameraman Alwin H. Küchler on the western The Claim (2000), which shot its saloon interiors in very low light). The candles had to be constantly replaced to keep continuity during the scenes, and shooting was hampered by the fact that many of the manor houses were open to the public and the crew had to wait until the intervals between tours to film a scene.
Alcott told "American Cinematographer" in a December 1975 interview that the ultra-fast lens had no depth of field at all. This necessitated the scaling of the lens by doing hand tests. Alcott's focus puller, Douglas Milsome (who would succeed him as Kubrick's cinematographer), used a closed-circuit video camera at a 90-degree angle to the film camera to keep track of the distances to maintain focus. A grid was placed over the TV screen and, by taping the various actors' positions in the set, the distances could be transferred to the TV grid to allow the actors a limited scope of movement during the scene, while keeping in focus.
Alcott won an Academy Award for his work on "Barry Lyndon", which is considered one of the most visually beautiful movies ever made. (Three of Alcott's movies were ranked in the top 20 of "Best Shot" movies in the period after 1950-97 by the American Society of Cinematographers: "2001" at #3, "Barry Lyndon" at #16, and "A Clockwork Orange", for which he won the British Academy Award, at #19.) Alcott realized Kubrick's vision by evoking the paintings of Corot, Gainsborough, and Watteau, creating gorgeous tableaux. It was the aesthetic opposite of the cubism evoked by "A Clockwork Orange",
While shooting what would turn out to be his last film for Kubrick, The Shining (1980), Alcott lit the hotel sets with "practicals" (sources of lighting that are visible on screen as part of the set, such as lighting fixtures). As on "Barry Lyndon", Alcott supplemented the lighting with illumination coming into the set from outside the windows, though the "windows" on "The Shining" were part of a set. The high temperatures (110 degrees Fahrenheit) caused by the 700,000 watts of illumination outside the set's "windows" Alcott used to create the high white effect favored by Kubrick caused the set to burn down.
Alcott, who shot films and TV commercials for other directors in the UK, moved to the US in 1981 in order to obtain more steady work than was possible in the ailing British film industry. His non-Kubrick projects as a cinematographer included three films with director Stuart Cooper and two with Roger Spottiswoode. Alcott could not shoot Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), which commenced shooting in 1985 and -- like any Kubrick shoot -- would involved a substantial commitment of time, as Alcott was committed to other projects (Kubrick hired Douglas Milsome, who had been Alcott's focus puller on "Barry Lyndon" and "The Shining", to shoot "Jacket"). His non-Kubrick oeuvre was eccentric, and included the Canadian slasher film My Bloody Valentine (1981), but he was able to bring his outstanding visual quality to such movies as Fort Apache the Bronx (1981), The Beastmaster (1982), Under Fire (1983) and Hugh Hudson's Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984).
Alcott suffered a massive heart attack and died on July 28, 1986, in Cannes, France. At the time of his death he was considered one of the film industry's great artist-technicians, someone who through his ability to push back the boundaries of what was technically possible, linked technology to aesthetic needs and contributed to the development of cinema as an art form. His last film, No Way Out (1987), was dedicated to his memory. The British Society of Cinematographers named one of its awards the "BSC John Alcott ARRI Award" in his honor to commemorate his role as a lighting cameraman in the development of film as an art form.- Brian Peck was born on 24 October 1930 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Nicholas Nickleby (1957), Mary Barton (1964) and An Englishman's Castle (1978). He was married to Jennifer Wilson. He died on 3 April 2021 in Cannes, France.
- Dominique Darel was born in 1950. She was an actress, known for Death in Venice (1971), La cosa buffa (1972) and The Grand Duel (1972). She died on 4 June 1978 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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The son of a Russian émigré clothing merchant, Sidney Buchman was born in Duluth, Minnesota, on March 27 1902. He initially attended the University of Minnesota. After his family moved to New York, he continued his studies at Columbia University, graduating in 1923. The following year, he travelled to England and worked as an assistant stage manager at the Old Vic. Upon his return to New York, he tried his hand writing for the theatre and had two plays produced, "This One Man" (Broadway, 1930) and "Storm Song", both of which flopped.
In 1931, Buchman went to Hollywood, having secured a screenwriting contract with Paramount. He remained for two years, then moved on to Columbia, where he was given the opportunity to work on several sophisticated and witty comedy scripts which often juxtaposed simple, honest country folk, with slick, corrupt urbanites. Along with Frank Capra, he helped raise the studio's prestige and shake off the stigma of having once been a 'poverty row' outfit. His biggest hits were She Married Her Boss (1935), Theodora Goes Wild (1936), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941). In view of the massive box office success of these pictures, Buchman was promoted up the ladder to producer in 1937. Five years later, he was made vice-president of production (with his own production company within the studio), effectively functioning as Harry Cohn's right-hand man.
He held this post until 1951, when he was subpoenaed to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee and forced to admit that he had been a member of the Communist Party between 1938 and 1945. However, he steadfastly refused to 'name names'. In March 1953, he was found guilty of contempt by Congress, fined $150 and blacklisted. While based in the south of France, Buchman was given a reprieve by 20th Century Fox, who defied the blacklist, by hiring him in 1960 to work in their European department. He eventually did most of the work on the screenplay of The Mark (1961), a British/German co-production starring Maria Schell and Stuart Whitman. He was also one of the many contributors to Fox's epic Cleopatra (1963). Buchman died in his adopted home in Cannes in August 1975 at the age of 73.- Director
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Jacques Doniol-Valcroze was a French critic, actor, and director. He was born March 15, 1920 in Paris, France. Doniol-Valcroze is known for having co-founded the film magazine "Cahiers du Cinéma" in 1951 along with partners André Bazin and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. The magazine was first edited by Doniol-Valcroze between 1951-1957. As a film critic, he was among the first to champion many now-legendary filmmakers, including Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, and Nicholas Ray. He played a central role as a critic in the French New Wave discussing the emergence of the new cinema as the co-founder of "Cahiers du Cinéma", and by hiring talented emerging critic/directors such as Truffaut, Godard and Rohmer to work for the magazine. His own works in this area include directing the film "L'Eau à la Bouche" and acting in a few New Wave films, including Chantal Akerman's cult feminist classic "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles". He was friends with François Truffaut who shot his first short film "Une Visite" in his apartment. He also shot TV short documentaries on his friend Jean-Luc Godard, which highlighted Godard's views on cinema, including "Godard à propos de Brigitte Bardot". The Director's Fortnight was founded in 1968 during the strikes which closed down the Cannes Film Festival. The Fortnight was the idea of Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. The event was sponsored by his fledgling Société des Réalisateurs de Films (Film Directors Society) with the intention of opening the Cannes Festival up to lesser known filmmakers, without any bias against budgets or shooting formats. He died on October 6, 1989, age 69, in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Director
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Geoges Lacombe (b.1902) ,chiefly when he collaborated with Clouzot or Pierre Very ,gave estimable works.Too much of his filmography is simply forgettable ,but some works ,notably "Le Pays Sans Etoiles " and "Le Dernier Des Six" can be considered classics. He began with a short,"La zone"( 1928) which created a sensation and was labeled "Avant-Garde":it depicted the daily life of the rag-men,on a narrow strip of land between Paris and its outskirts .His first talkie ,"Boule De Gomme" (1931,medium-length feat.)which introduced an insufferable child actor ,is mainly an interesting account of the work in a French studio of the era.His first valuable work was a good whodunit "Café De Paris" (1938,reportedly with Yves Mirande ,but according to Lacombe ,he never set a toe on the set),followed by "Derrière La Façade " a less successful attempt at a detective film : it seemed that all the big names of the era were waiting for being in the front of the stage and eager to put on their usual act.
His heyday began in 1939 with "Les Musiciens Du Ciel " ,a lovely melodrama guaranteed to send the impressionable tearing through an entire box of tissues."Elles Etaient Douze Femmes " (1940) showed women with good intentions (sending parcels to soldiers who had none)but gossips and dirty tricks marred their charity organization."Le Dernier Des Six" (1941) was arguably his finest thriller : the screenplay was written by Henri-Georges Clouzot ,based on a novel by Steeman featuring sleuth Monsieur Wens (Pierre Fresnay) whom Clouzot would use again in his classic "L'Assassin Habite Au 21"."Montmartre Sur Seine " was a vehicle for Edith Piaf ,and its script was sub-par."Le Journal Tombe A Cinq Heures" was woman's lib before its time : a young journalist trying to make her way through a then male-dominated job."Monsieur La Souris" was another whodunit,but a weak one,saved by tramp Raimu who played the occasional detective.His masterpiece dovetailed with the end of the war : "Le Pays Sans Etoiles" , a fantasy movie,blended present with past , created an eerie atmosphere worthy of Jacques Tourneur and added a strange Déjà vu feeling: masterfully played by Pierre Brasseur and Gerard Philippe, on a first-class screenplay by Pierre Very,this film should be more known."Martin Roumagnac "(1946) was remembered for his actors ,Gabin and Dietrich ,who would not team up again afterward :although the German star was miscast ,it did the trick.Critics generally agree that it was the end of his more fruitful period.
"Les Condamnés " was another trite melodrama saved by Pierre Fresnay .Both "Prelude A La Gloire " and "L'Appel Du Destin" featured child prodigy Roberto Benzi ,but were not the musician's biographies:the former was interesting ,the latter nothing but a weepie ."La Nuit Est Mon Royaume" might have surprised Gabin's fans :he was cast as a man gone blind who tried to readjust to his new life and managed quite well in this cast against type character.His sketch of "Les 7 Péchés Capitaux" (1952) featured an excellent final unexpected twist and a good sense of mystery (already present in "Le Pays Sans Etoiles" and "Le Dernier Des Six" )."Leur Dernière Nuit " recalled the Pre-war movies (the ending imitating that of "Quai Des Brumes" ) and was finally a disappointment ,in spite of Gabin and Madeleine Robinson."La Lumière D'En Face" (1955) revealed Brigitte Bardot's sensuality and erotic potential before Vadim ,but was marred by a ridiculous happy end ."Cargaison Blanche " which the director disowned pitted a female journalist against white slave trade ,it was woman's lib before its time again. He called it quits after 1957 and enjoyed a long retirement .(d.1990)- Georges Rivière was born on 1 July 1924 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was an actor, known for The Longest Day (1962), Mistress of the World (1960) and Mandrin (1962). He was married to Lucile Saint-Simon. He died on 25 April 2011 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Prosper Mérimée (28 September 1803 - 23 September 1870)was a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, and one of the pioneers of the novella, a short novel or long short story. He was also a noted archaeologist and historian, and an important figure in the history of architectural preservation. He is best known for his novella Carmen, which became the basis of Bizet's opera Carmen. He learned Russian, a language for which he had great affection, and translated the work of several important Russian writers, including Pushkin and Gogol, into French. From 1830 until 1860 he was the inspector of French historical monuments, and was responsible for the protection of many historic sites, including the medieval citadel of Carcassonne and the restoration of the façade of the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with the writer George Sand, he discovered the series of tapestries called The Lady and the Unicorn, and arranged for their preservation. He was instrumental in the creation of Musée national du Moyen Âge in Paris, where the tapestries now are displayed. The official database of French monuments, the Base Mérimée, bears his name.- Actress
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Marie Glory was born on 3 March 1905 in Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, France. She was an actress, known for Monte Cristo (1929), La femme idéale (1934) and ...And God Created Woman (1956). She died on 24 January 2009 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actor
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André Luguet was born on 15 May 1892 in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Le bluffeur (1932), Arlette et l'amour (1943) and Signé illisible (1942). He died on 24 May 1979 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Besides acting in movies, from the early 1970s till 1983, Max Delys worked on Fotoromanzi at Lancio (Italian publication). The photo-novel was a popular reading material not only in Italy, but in most Spanish speaking countries, as well as Portugal and Brazil. Max Delys, along with many other actors of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, became internationally famous due to this cultural phenomena. In 1971, Delys appeared in the Coca Cola TV commercial "It's the Real Thing" seen in the last episode of Mad Men.
- Léo Ilial was born on 22 May 1933 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Murder in Space (1985), Keeping Track (1986) and La caméra explore le temps (1957). He died on 12 November 1996 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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An internationally known French singer Jean Sablon was a throwback to the days of music hall and vaudeville. Despite being openly gay he was a housewife's pin-up and especially famous for songs such as "Aimer je t'aime", "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" and "Les Arbres de Paris". He topped bills in London and on Broadway and throughout the 1960s and 70s made several television specials in Britain.
Born in Nogent-sur-Marne near Paris he was the son of a popular songwriter. He began his career in musical comedy but shot to fame when he was spotted by the legendary performer Mistinguett who chose him as her partner at the Casino de Paris.
He moved to the USA in 1933 where he became a hit on many radio shows. George Gershwin and Cole Porter wrote songs for him and he appeared in the Broadway musical Streets of Paris with screen comics Abbott and Costello and the singing star Carmen Miranda.
His biggest song success was "Vous qui passez sans me voir" written for him by Charles Trenet. He helped to popularize swing music in France by teaming up on several occasions with Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. He gave one of many farewell concerts at the age of 75 at the Lincoln Center in New York and another two years later in Rio de Janerio.- Klaus Mann was born on 18 November 1906 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for Mephisto (1981), Paisan (1946) and Flucht in den Norden (1986). He died on 22 May 1949 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Gilbert Dupé was born on 30 August 1900 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a writer and producer, known for Malaire (1952), Le bateau à soupe (1946) and La ferme du pendu (1945). He died on 24 July 1986 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actor
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André Roanne was born on 22 September 1896 in Paris, France. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Violettes impériales (1924), Le berceau de dieu (1926) and The Letter (1931). He was married to Marie-Louise Iribe, Fernande Albany and Geneviève Callix. He died on 6 September 1959 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actor
- Production Manager
Édouard Delmont was born on 5 December 1883 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor and production manager, known for Port of Shadows (1938), Marius (1931) and Picpus (1943). He was married to Béatrice Cauvin, Marie-Rose Nusilié and Marguerite Bourgot. He died on 22 November 1955 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Amélie Diéterlé was born on 20 February 1871 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. She was an actress, known for Miss Pinson (1910), La cigale et la fourmi (1910) and Le Noël du peintre (1910). She died on 20 January 1941 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Actor
- Director
Constant Rémy was born on 20 May 1882 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for Roger la Honte (1933), Le petit Jacques (1934) and Les gosses mènent l'enquête (1947). He died on 16 August 1958 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Iya Abdy was born on 25 July 1897 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Norah O'Neale (1934). She was married to Robert Henry Edward Abdy and Gerrit Jongejans. She died on 24 November 1992 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Nicole Regnault was born on 19 May 1924 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne (1945), Fantaisie d'un jour (1955) and Piédalu fait des miracles (1952). She died on 8 July 2022 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Harold Buchman was born on 24 June 1912 in Brainard, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer, known for Case of the Missing Man (1935), Double Alibi (1940) and Blackmailer (1936). He died on 22 June 1990 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Prince Leopold of Duke of Albany was born on 7 April 1853 in Buckingham Palace, Westminster, London, England, UK. He was married to Duchess of Albany Princess Helena. He died on 28 March 1884 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Herb Coleman was born on 2 October 1927 in New York, New York, USA. He died on 12 June 1974 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Harry Pilcer was born on 29 April 1885 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Razor's Edge (1946), Cinderella (1937) and La femme rêvée (1929). He died on 14 January 1961 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Yvette Lebon was born on 14 August 1910 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Michel Strogoff (1936), Paméla (1945) and Ulysses Against Hercules (1962). She was married to Nat Wachsberger and Roger Duchesne. She died on 28 July 2014 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Serge Nadaud was born on 14 May 1906 in Bakhmut, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Tintin et le lac aux requins (1972), Maison de poupée (1954) and The Last Turning (1939). He died on 18 July 1995 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Ahmed Benaïssa was born on 2 March 1944 in Algiers, French Algeria [now Algeria]. He was an actor, known for Ismael's Ghosts (2017), Étoile aux dents ou Poulou le magnifique (1971) and Mostefa Ben Boulaid (2008). He died on 20 May 2022 in Cannes, France.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Louis Cuny was born on 24 November 1902 in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Louis was a director and writer, known for Gentleman cambrioleur (1958), Plume au vent (1952) and La femme en rouge (1947). Louis died on 24 July 1962 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Rina Ketty was born on 1 March 1911 in Sarzana, Liguria, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Last Metro (1980), Le Bal (1983) and A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972). She was married to Marcel Hermann and Jean Vaissade. She died on 23 December 1996 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Georges Koger was born on 31 July 1894 in Paris, France. He was a composer, known for The Science of Sleep (2006), From Paris with Love (2010) and The Quiet American (2002). He was married to Thérèse Lévy. He died on 12 February 1975 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Axel Bogousslavsky was born on 17 June 1937 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for One Woman or Two (1985), The Children (1985) and The Return of Martin Guerre (1982). He died on 26 August 2023 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Cinematographer
- Actor
Jean Bachelet was born on 8 October 1894 in Dole, Jura, France. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), La réponse du destin (1926) and Nana (1926). He died on 26 February 1977 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
André Haguet was born on 9 November 1900 in Suresnes, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France. He was a writer and director, known for Milord l'Arsouille (1955), Par ordre du tsar (1954) and Secret Document: Vienna (1950). He died on 20 August 1973 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
André Hugon was born on 17 December 1886 in Algiers, France [now Algeria]. He was a director and writer, known for Moulin Rouge (1940), La rue sans joie (1938) and Le chant de l'exilé (1943). He died on 22 August 1960 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Roger Borniche was born on 7 June 1919 in Vineuil-Saint-Firmin, Oise, France. He was a writer, known for Flic Story (1975), Le gang (1977) and René la canne (1977). He died on 16 June 2020 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Editor
- Writer
- Director
Raymond Leboursier was born on 12 May 1917 in Paris, France. He was an editor and writer, known for Life Is a Game (1951), Le furet (1950) and Little Nothings (1941). He died on 26 July 1987 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Emil Stern was born on 28 April 1913 in Paris, France. He was a composer, known for The Aviator (2004), Marry Me! Marry Me! (1968) and Rosalie Dubois chante (1961). He was married to Micheline Zilche. He died on 13 January 1997 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Anja Lopez was born on 1 December 1939 in Hamburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for La honte de la famille (1969), Dix de der (1975) and Sur la sellette (1978). She was married to Francis Lopez. She died on 20 May 1986 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Jacques Angelvin was born on 5 August 1914 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Cet homme est dangereux (1953), Le cercle vicieux (1960) and Le chanteur de Mexico (1956). He died on 10 November 1978 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Raymond Clunie was born on 25 June 1908 in Antibes, France. He was a cinematographer, known for S.O.S. Mediterranean (1938), Grisou (1938) and À minuit, le 7 (1937). He died on 16 March 1982 in Cannes, France.- Director
- Writer
Gaston Ravel was born on 28 October 1878 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for La straniera (1930), No Trifling with Love (1924) and Cosmopolis (1920). He died on 24 February 1958 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.