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Amédée Gratton
Amédée is a French masculine forename. Notable people with the forename include: Persons * Amédée, stage name of Philippe de Chérisey (1923-1985), French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and actor *Amédée Artus (1815-1892), French conductor and composer * Amédée Baillot de Guerville (1869–1913), French war correspondent * Amédée de Béjarry (1840-1916), French politician *Amédée Bollée (1844-1917), French bellfounder and inventor *Amédée Borrel (1867-1936), French biologist *Amédée Courbet (1827-1885), French army admiral *Amédée Dechambre (1812-1886), French physician * Amédée Despans-Cubières (1786-1853), French army general * Amédée Domenech (1933-2003), French rugby union player and politician * Amédée Dumontpallier (1826-1899), French gynecologist * Amédée Dunois (1878-1945), French lawyer, journalist, politician * Amédée Faure (1801-1878), French painter * Amédée Fengarol (1905-1951), French politician * Amédée E. Forget (1847-1923), Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Chérisey
Philippe Louis Henri Marie de Chérisey, 9th marquess de Chérisey (13 February 1923 – 17 July 1985) was a French writer, radio humorist, surrealist and supporting actor (using the stage name Amédée). He is best known for his creation of fake parchments published in the 1967 book ''L'Or de Rennes'' by Gérard de Sède, as part of his involvement in the Priory of Sion hoax between 1962-1983. Early life Coming from a wealthy family in the Lorraine, de Chérisey decided to become an actor against his family's wishes. He enrolled in the René Simon drama school in 1946 where he started his actor's training, and his most notable film appearance was in '' Jeux interdits'' in 1952. He was known as a bon viveur, regularly enjoyed wine and frequented public libraries where his natural curiosity made him follow up anything that took his fancy. Surrealism Philippe de Chérisey was a follower of the surrealist movement. He claimed acquaintance with Eugene Ionesco and was like hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |