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Irène Corday
Irène Corday (1919–1996) was a French film actress, who played a mixture of lead role, lead and supporting roles.Burch & Sellier p.139 She starred in the title role of Thérèse of Lisieux in ''Thérèse Martin (film), Thérèse Martin'' (1939). Selected filmography * ''Prison sans barreaux'' (1938) * ''Lights of Paris'' (1938) * ''Thérèse Martin (film), Thérèse Martin'' (1939) * ''The Guardian Angel (1942 film), The Guardian Angel'' (1942) * ''White Wings (1943 film), White Wings'' (1943) * ''First on the Rope'' (1944) * ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (1952) References Bibliography * Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. ''The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956''. Duke University Press, 2013. External links * 1919 births 1996 deaths People from Haute-Savoie French film actresses {{France-film-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doussard
Doussard () is a commune in the southeastern French department of Haute-Savoie. The village contains a landing field used by many paragliders, usually after they've taken off from the nearby Col de la Forclaz. See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, communes of the French Departments of France, department of Haute-Savoie. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020): References Communes of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Deaths
File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 800, causing the plane to crash and killing everyone on board; Eight people die in a blizzard on Mount Everest; Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to have been cloned from an adult somatic cell; The Port Arthur Massacre occurs on Tasmania, and leads to major changes in Australia's gun laws; Macarena, sung by Los del Río and remixed by The Bayside Boys, becomes a major dance craze and cultural phenomenon; Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 crash-ditches off of the Comoros Islands after the plane was hijacked; the 1996 Summer Olympics are held in Atlanta, marking the Centennial (100th Anniversary) of the modern Olympic Games., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Centennial Olympic Park bombing rect 200 0 400 200 TWA FLight 800 rect 400 0 600 200 1996 Mount Everest disaster rect 0 200 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife, My Cow And Me
My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Marketing year, variable period * Model year, product identifier Transport * Motoryacht * Motor Yacht, a name prefix for merchant vessels * Midwest Airlines (Egypt), IATA airline designation * MAXjet Airways, United States, defunct IATA airline designation Other uses * ''My'', the genitive form of the English pronoun ''I'' * Malaysia, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .my, the country-code top level domain (ccTLD) * Burmese language (ISO 639 alpha-2) * Megalithic Yard, a hypothesised, prehistoric unit of length * Million years See also * MyTV (other) * µ ("mu"), a letter of the Greek alphabet * Mi (other) * Me (other) * Myself (other) ''Myself'' is a reflexive pronoun in English. Myself may also refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First On The Rope
''First on the Rope'' (French: ''Premier de cordée'') is a 1944 French drama film directed by Louis Daquin and starring Irène Corday, André Le Gall and Lucien Blondeau. It is an adaptation of the 1941 novel of the same title by Roger Frison-Roche. It was a faithful adaptation of the novel, which began shooting in June 1943 during the German Occupation of France. Despite being directed by Daquin, a French Communist, it was considered to demonstrate a Pétainist ideology possibly even containing elements of Nazism.Crisp p.94-95 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. Location shooting took place around Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Synopsis The son of a veteran mountain climber succeeds his father as "the first on the rope", leading expeditions into the mountains. However, after nearly losing his life during a climb he develops vertigo and abandons his position to take over as a hotel manager. Two years later when his father is persuaded by a N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Wings (1943 Film)
''White Wings'' (French: ''Les ailes blanches'') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Marcelle Géniat.Rège p.930 It was shot at the Photosonor Studios at Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Jaquelux and Lucien Aguettand. Synopsis Sister Claire, a nun is dedicated to saving girls who have fallen on hard times, due to her own experience many years before. She encounters a composer who comes to tune the convent's harmonium, a widower with three daughters. He is particularly concerned about the eldest girl Lucette, who has fallen into bad company and has become pregnant. Cast * Gaby Morlay as Claire Neubourg devenue Soeur Claire * Jacques Dumesnil as Gérard Clairval * Marcelle Géniat as Soeur Louise - la tante de Claire * Jacques Baumer as Henri Lebourg * Irène Corday as Lucette * Pierre Magnier as Dupuis-Villeuse * Lysiane Rey as Nadine * Georges Vitray as Maî ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian Angel (1942 Film)
''The Guardian Angel'' (French: ''L'ange gardien'') is a 1942 French comedy film directed by Jacques de Casembroot and starring Lucien Baroux, Roger Duchesne and Jacques Varennes.Rège p.186 It was shot at the Saint-Laurent-du-Var Studios in Nice. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roger Briaucourt. It was produced by the French branch of Minerva Film. Synopsis A retired colonial official lives a quiet life but things are dramatically changed when he has to look after his granddaughter for a while. Cast * Lucien Baroux as Duboin * Carlettina as Colette * Roger Duchesne as Henri Duboin * Jacques Varennes as Tirandier * Catherine Fonteney as La cousine Noémie * Ellen Dosia as Jane Duboin-Fontange * Irène Corday as Marie * Alfred Baillou as Un invité * Paul Demange as Le notaire * Maxime Fabert as Le jardinier * Jean Fay as L'impresario * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Mademoiselle Boulommier * Pierre Labry as Jaminet * Georges Sellier as Carpent * Léon Walther as M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights Of Paris
''Lights of Paris'' (French: ''Lumières de Paris'') is a 1938 French musical comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Tino Rossi, Michèle Alfa and Raymond Cordy.Rège p.836 It was shot at Pathé's Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. Synopsis A celebrated singer in Paris meets a young woman and courts her by pretending to be a driving instructor. Cast * Tino Rossi as Carlo Ferrari * Michèle Alfa as Renée * Raymond Cordy as Toto * Marie Bizet as Yvonne * Georges Flateau as Joe Parker * Félix Oudart as Le directeur de casino * Conchita Montenegro as Pénélopeia - la danseuse * Moïse Simons as Pianiste * Fred Pasquali as Beaurivage * Guy Sloux as Le manager * Julien Carette as Le vendeur de postes * Doumel as Le manager * Raymond Bussières * Irène Corday * Claire Gérard * Liliane Lesaffre * Franck Maurice Franck can refer to: People * Franck (name) Other * Franck (company), Croatian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thérèse Martin (film)
''Thérèse Martin'' is a 1939 French biographical drama film directed by Maurice de Canonge and starring Irène Corday, Madeleine Soria and Marthe Mellot.Rège p.170 It portrays the life of the Roman Catholic saint Thérèse of Lisieux. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. Cast * Irène Corday as Thérèse Martin * Geneviève Callix as Elisabeth d'Estranges * Madeleine Soria as Mme. d'Estranges * Marthe Mellot as La supérieure * André Marnay as M. André Martin * Marthe Mancelle as Mme. Martin * Lucien Gallas as Le docteur Dartès * Camille Bert as Le docteur Carnière * Noël Roquevert as Le colonel d'Estranges * Raymond Aimos as Joseph * Georges Saillard as L'abbé * Colette Borelli as Thérèse enfant * Pierre Feuillère as Maître Moumelon * Yvonne Broussard as Céline Martin * Janine Borelli as Pauline * Solange Turenne as Pauline enfant * Robert Moor as M. Guérin * Geno Ferny Geno may refer to: __NOTOC__ People *Geno (given name), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva; to the south and southeast are Mont Blanc and the Aravis mountain range. It holds its name from the Savoy historical region, as does the department of Savoie, located south of Haute-Savoie. In 2019, it had a population of 826,094.Populations légales 2019: 74 Haute-Savoie INSEE Its subprefectures are [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thérèse Of Lisieux
Thérèse of Lisieux (french: Thérèse de Lisieux ), born Marie Françoise-Thérèse Martin (2 January 1873 – 30 September 1897), also known as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (), was a French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in English as the Little Flower of Jesus, or simply the Little Flower, and in French as (little Thérèse). Thérèse has been a highly influential model of sanctity for Catholics and for others because of the simplicity and practicality of her approach to the spiritual life. She is one of the most popular saints in the history of the church. Pope Pius X called her "the greatest saint of modern times". Thérèse felt an early call to religious life and, after overcoming various obstacles, in 1888, at the early age of 15, she became a nun and joined two of her older sisters in the cloistered Carmelite community of Lisieux, Normandy (yet another sister, Céline, also lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
