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Victor Francen was born on 5 August 1888 in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium. He was an actor, known for Hold Back the Dawn (1941), Hell and High Water (1954) and I Accuse (1938). He was married to Mary Marquet, Renée Corciade and Eleanor Kreutzer. He died on 18 November 1977 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Patrick Edlinger was born on 15 June 1960 in Dax, Landes, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Les loups entre eux (1985), La belle histoire (1992) and Roc'n Wall 97 (1997). He died on 16 November 2012 in La Palud-sur-Verdon, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- One of the most famous play-boy of the fabulous 60's & early 70's. He was lover and partner of the most beautiful woman of his times, Brigitte Bardot, Veruska, Dominque Sanda, Fiona Lewis, Isa Stoppi and some more. Saint-Tropez became in 60's his general quarter. He moved to Argentina in mid 70's, where he become a farmer with a quite remarkable success.
- Actor
- Writer
Preben Mahrt was born on 28 July 1920 in Hellebæk, Denmark. He was an actor and writer, known for Matador (1978), Vor by (1970) and Huset på Christianshavn (1970). He was married to Marguerite Viby, Erni Arneson and Britta Annette Sylvester Hvid. He died on 19 December 1989 in Provence, France.- Actress
- Composer
- Music Department
Anita Lindblom was born on 14 December 1937 in Gävle, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. She was an actress and composer, known for A Love Story (1970), 30 pinnar muck (1966) and Tre dar i buren (1963). She was married to Bo Högberg. She died on 6 September 2020 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Christian Barbier was born on 28 June 1924 in Saint-Ouen, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was an actor, known for Army of Shadows (1969), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Messieurs les jurés (1974). He died on 3 November 2009 in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Jean Murat was born on 13 July 1888 in Périgueux, Dordogne, France. He was an actor, known for Carnival in Flanders (1935), Les mutinés de l'Elseneur (1936) and L'homme à l'Hispano (1933). He was married to Annabella. He died on 5 January 1968 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Blanchette Brunoy was born on 5 October 1915 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Le mannequin assassiné (1948), La Bête Humaine (1938) and It Happened at the Inn (1943). She was married to Maurice Maillot and Robert Hommet. She died on 4 April 2005 in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Milly Mathis was born on 8 September 1901 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. She was an actress, known for The Well-Digger's Daughter (1940), Whirlwind of Paris (1939) and Les gangsters de l'expo (1938). She died on 30 March 1965 in Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- Writer
- Actor
- Director
French novelist Jean Giono was born in a small town in the French Alps in 1895. His grandfather was an officer in the French army who took part in the brutal French campaign against the Spanish guerrillas, then turned against his government, was tried and sentenced to death and escaped by hiding in the mountains, where Jean was later born. Giono dropped out of school at 16 years of age; his father, who had married and fathered children late in his life, was old and ill, and Jean had to work to support the family. He joined the army in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I, fought at the battle of Verdun--one of the bloodiest in history--and left the army at war's end. He began writing soon afterwards, and in 1921 his poem "Sous le Pied Chaud du Soleil" was published in a Marseilles journal, and in 1924 it was published as a book. Four years later his short story "Champs" was published, and over the next few years several of his novels were published (his 1931 novel "Lovers Are Never Losers" won the Prix Brentano prize). His experiences during World War I apparently turned him into a pacifist, and in 1934 he joined a French political organization to fight what he saw as the march towards war, and especially fascism, in France; in 1939, after France had declared war on Germany, he was arrested by the French government for urging the populace to oppose the war and refuse to fight in it. He died in his native Manosque, France, in 1970.- Bruno Guillain was born on 9 January 1961 in France. He was an actor, known for First Desires (1983), L'hypothèse du tableau volé (1978) and Astrolab 22 (1985). He died on 14 December 2011 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
- Maxime McKendry was born on 25 June 1922 in West Dean, West Sussex, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Blood for Dracula (1974). She was married to Alain Count de la Falaise and John McKendry. She died on 30 April 2009 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Yvette Guilbert was born on 20 January 1865 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Faust (1926), The Two Orphans (1933) and Iceland Fisherman (1934). She was married to Max Schiller. She died on 3 February 1944 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Producer
- Actor
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pierre Bergé was born on 14 November 1930 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. He was a producer and actor, known for Opium (2013), L'école des femmes (2005) and Stanley Marcus Documentary. He was married to Madison Cox. He died on 8 September 2017 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Hans May was born on 11 July 1886 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (1927), The Student's Romance (1935) and Ein Burschenlied aus Heidelberg (1930). He was married to Rita Cave and Olga Ausländer. He died on 1 January 1959 in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Louis Leubas was born on 23 December 1869 in Gorgier, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Les Vampires (1915), The Vampires: Satanas (1916) and The Vampires: The Thunder Master (1916). He died on 29 August 1932 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Born in 1908, Suzet Maïs was active as an actress in the theater, in the movies and later on television from the late 1920s to 1966, the year of her last appearance in the TV series, 'Mésentente Cordiale'.
On the boards, she can boast a rich career with roles in plays by Molière, Tristan Bernard, Jean Giraudoux, Armand Salacrou, Oscar Wilde, Christopher Fry, Clare Booth, etc.
On the big screen , she participated in fewer important works, although she did work for directors such as Pierre Chenal, André Cayatte, Christian-Jaque or Claude Autant-Lara. In fact, whether or not the film she was in was memorable is not the point since the memorable thing in it, among others of the same temperament, was her. Not on account of her beauty. She was appealing: with a fine silhouette, a smooth and harmonious face and full, sensual lips reminiscent of Ginette Leclerc, she was more than just presentable. No, what really set her apart was her talent for playing the mean ladies, whether scheming or simply haughty, Preferably socialites. Her character might be charming but in this case her partner(s) had better beware the rattlesnake lurking in her. A haughty, icy gaze and all of a sudden she pounced on her prey and bit.
Remember how she treated poor André Berley in « Le Martyre de l'obèse », poor Blanchette Brunoy in « Claudine à l'école », poor Pierre Larquey (her father) in « Le Père Goriot », poor Micheline Presle in « Boule de Suif ».
Suzet Maïs was a real pest on the screen, but the kind of pest we love to hate. - Robert Carrier was born on 10 November 1923 in Tarrytown, New York, USA. He died on 27 June 2006 in Provence, France.
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Dynamic Zappy Max was one of the most popular radio hosts in France and Belgium from the 1950's until the 1970's. He worked for Radio Luxembourg (now RTL) and Radio Monte Carlo (RMC); his partner was Mr. Champagne. He also appeared in several French films, often as himself.
Zappy Max is the pseudonym of Maxime Doucet, who was born in Paris in 1921. His father gave him a passion for the music-hall. There he began his career as a singer with the orchestra of Jacques Hélian, with whom he remained for three years. He then advanced to radio, where he hosted game shows such as Quitte ou double (Double or Nothing) and Crochet radiophonique for Radio Circus, with whom he traveled all over France and Belgium. He did several radio serials: Vas-y Zappy (Go Zappy), Ça va bouillir (It Will Boil) and C'est parti mon Zappy (It's Gone My Zappy). His work at Radio Luxembourg ended in 1966 when it became RTL, but continued his radio career at Radio Monte Carlo (RMC) by hosting the game Quitte ou double (Double or Nothing) again from 1974 until 1982/1983.
Zappy Max performed in plays and in several films, making his film debut with a bit part in the anthology film Souvenirs perdus/Lost Souvenirs (1950, Christian Jacque) and appeared as himself in Quitte ou Double/Double or Nothing (1952, Robert Vernay). He had his first leading role in the comedy Faites-Moi Confiance/Trust Me (1954, Gilles Grangier). His other films include Les Chiffoniers d'Emmaüs/The Chiffoniers Emmaus (1955, Robert Darène) with Dany Carrel, Les lumières du soir/The Evening Lights (1956, Robert Vernay) with Gaby Morlay, and Printemps à Paris/Spring in Paris (1957, Jean-Claude Roy) starring Dominique Boschero. His last film appearance was in the drama Outremer/Overseas (1990, Brigitte Roüan) with Nicole Garcia.
Zappy Max published his memoirs in Ça va bouillir/It Will Boil! (2000) and in L'âge d'or de la radio/ The Golden Age of Radio (2004). He was awarded the Prix Jean Nohain in 2005. A comedy entitled Zappy Max: ça va bouillir/Zappy Max: It's Going to Boil was written by Maurice Tillieux for the journal Pilote in 1959, and was republished in 2010 by Editions de l'Élan. That year Max also published a new book about his passion for the music-hall: Mes GEANTS du music-hall/My GIANTS of the Music-Hall. Indefatigable, he announced a new book, Mes Z d'or... Mémoires d'un cinéphile My Golden Z ... Memoirs of a film buff, with portraits of his favorite actors.- André Bernard was born on 22 November 1934 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Les femmes d'abord (1963) and Des frissons partout (1963). He was married to Josy Andrieu. He died on 23 December 2018 in Reillanne, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Emily Selke was born on 26 October 1992 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Once Upon a Potty (1990). She died on 24 March 2015 in Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Raoul Curet was born on 8 September 1920 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an actor, known for Les brigades du Tigre (1974), My Father's Glory (1990) and My Mother's Castle (1990). He died on 29 December 2016 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
- Jean d' Esme was born on 15 September 1883 in Shanghai, China. He was a director, known for Les sentinelles de l'empire (1939) and La grande inconnue (1939). He died on 24 February 1966 in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
- Maria Radner was born on 1 January 1981 in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was an actress, known for Die Zauberflöte il Flauto Magico (2011), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Die Frau ohne Schatten (2011). She was married to Sascha Schenk. She died on 24 March 2015 in Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Andreas Lubitz was born on 18 December 1987 in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany. He died on 24 March 2015 in Prads-Haute-Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.