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Marfa Dhervilly
Marfa Dhervilly (1876–1963) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.182 Selected filmography * ''Orange Blossom'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot'' (1932) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * '' Sapho'' (1934) * ''The Pearls of the Crown'' (1937) * ''Paris'' (1937) * '' The Red Dancer'' (1937) * '' Fort Dolorès'' (1939) * ''Monsieur Hector'' (1940) * '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940) * ''The Lost Woman ''The Lost Woman'' (Spanish: ''La mujer perdida'') is a 1966 drama film directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Sara Montiel, Giancarlo Del Duca and Massimo Serato.King & Torrents p.138 It was a co-production between France, Italy and Spain. T ...'' (1942) * '' Last Chance Castle'' (1947) * '' To the Eyes of Memory'' (1948) * '' The Passenger'' (1949) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1876 births 1963 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses Actresses from Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Dolorès
''Fort Dolorès'' (French: ''Fort-Dolorès'') is a 1939 French western film directed by René Le Hénaff and starring Roger Karl, Gina Manès and Pierre Larquey.Crisp p.378 The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin. Cast * Roger Karl as Don Ramirez de Avila * Gina Manès as Lola * Pierre Larquey as Jefke Vandenbom, le Belge * Paul Escoffier as Pasquale * Paul Asselin as Malcolm Trubbles * Arthur Devère as le général * Philippe Hersent as Marco Lopez * Teddy Michaud as Enrique Benitero * Charles Moulin as Angelo Pastor * Alexandre Rignault as Cesare Rossi * Maurice Rémy as Walter Knoppendorf * Georges Sellier as Carlos Orgaz * Georges Tourreil as Juan, le prêtre * Alina de Silva as Consuelo * Robert Guilbert as Domingo Lapar * Henry Roger as Martial Vandeuil * Joe Alex * Gaby Andreu * Paul Asselin * Robert Bassac * Marfa Dhervilly * Henri Nassiet * Annie France * Ariane Anda * Flavia Escola * Géo Lecomte * Monique Montey * Charles Redgie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Stage Actresses
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1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Gheorghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin. ** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol. * February 2 – The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is formed at a meeting in Chicago; it replaces the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. Morgan Bulkeley of the Hartford Dark Blues is selected as the league's first president. * February 2 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Montejurra: The new commander General Fernando Primo de Rivera marches on the remaining Carlist stronghold at Estella, where he meets a force of about 1,600 men under General Carlos Calderón, at nearby Montejurra. After a courageous and costly defence, Calderón is forced to withdraw. * February 14 – Alexander Graham Bell applies for a patent for the telephone, as does Elisha Gray. * February 19 – Third Carlist War: Government troops under General Primo de Rivera drive throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passenger (1949 Film)
''The Passenger'' (French: ''La passagère'') is a 1949 French comedy film directed by Jacques Daroy and starring Georges Marchal, Dany Robin and René Génin.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.275 Cast * Georges Marchal as Pierre Kerjean * Dany Robin as Nicole Vernier * René Génin as Firmin * Dora Doll as Colette Mouche * Henri Bosc as Bermond * Michel Marsay as Prince Grégor * Henri Arius Henri Arius (1897–1968) was a French film and stage actor. Crisp p.176 A character actor he appeared in a large number of films in wartime and post-war France. Selected filmography * '' Jeannou'' (1943) * '' Rooster Heart'' (1946) * '' Inspe ... as M.. Chardon * Germaine Gerlata as Mme. Chardon * Claire Olivier as Mlle Arguin * Marfa d'Hervilly as Mme Davracay * Michel Leray as Lecoulteux References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1949 comedy films French comedy f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Eyes Of Memory
''To the Eyes of Memory'' (French: ''Aux yeux du souvenir'') is a 1948 French romantic drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Michèle Morgan, Jean Marais and Jean Chevrier. Delannoy co-wrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson and Georges Neveux. It was shot at the Francoeur and Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The admissions in France were 4,559,689 people. It was nominated for a Golden Lion for Delannoy at 1949 Venice Film Festival. Cast * Michèle Morgan as Claire Magny * Jean Marais as Jacques Forester * Jean Chevrier as Le commandant Pierre Aubry * Robert Murzeau as Paul Marcadout * René Simon as En personne / Himself * Jacques Louvigny as Le passager * Jim Gérald as Le major * Jeannette Batti as Ketty * Colette Mars as Marcelle Marinier * Daniel Ivernel as Bordas, le radio * Philippe Lemaire as Un pilote * Germaine Michel as La logeuse * Yette Lucas as Mme Bastide * Moune de Rivel as La chante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Chance Castle
''Last Chance Castle'' (French: ''Le château de la dernière chance'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Nathalie Nattier, Robert Dhéry and Julien Carette.Djemaa p.41 Actress Corinne Calvet appeared in a supporting role, shorted before she found stardom in Hollywood. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet. Synopsis Albert, a despairing man, prepares to commit suicide, but is saved by Professor Patureau-Duparc. The Professor is in need of volunteers for experiments of the new medicine he has invented which can change personalities and give people a positive outlook on life. He is taken to the castle where he flourishes under the treatment, and meets the attractive Yolande. Cast * Nathalie Nattier as Yolande * Robert Dhéry as Albert * Julien Carette as Faustin * Jean Marchat as Tritonel * Corinne Calvet as Mme Tritonel * Pierre Bertin as Le professeur Pature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Woman (1942 Film)
''The Lost Woman'' (French: ''La femme perdue'') is a 1942 French drama film directed by Jean Choux and starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean Murat and Jean Galland.Billard p.381 The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. Cast * Renée Saint-Cyr as Marie Vidal * Jean Murat as Jean Dubart * Jean Galland as Pierre * Roger Duchesne as L'abbé * Marguerite Pierry as Tante Sophie * Pierre Labry as Le cabaretier * Frédéric Mariotti as Martin * Lise Florelly as La cuisinière * France Ellys as Madame Vidal * Lina Roxa as La cabaretière * Jean Rigaux as Le père Grabouille * Georges Guétary as Le chanteur à la fête * Violette France as Madeleine * Clary Monthal as La bonne * René Bourbon as Lautier * Monique Dubois as Jeannette * Myno Burney as Adrienne * Catherine Fonteney as Madame Valin * Albert Broquin as Le clochard * Marfa d'Hervilly as La dame curieuse * Maxime Fabert Maxime Fabert, real name Robert Émile Jaillon, (7 November 1898 – 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mondesir Heir
''The Mondesir Heir'' (French: ''L'héritier des Mondésir'') is a 1940 French-German comedy film directed by Albert Valentin and starring Fernandel, Elvire Popesco and Jules Berry. It was shot in Berlin by the German studio UFA in a co-production arrangement with its own French subsidiary ACE. Made before the Second World War broke out, it was the last of twenty one such productions.Fiss p.136 Cast * Fernandel as Bienaimé de Mondésir, le baron de Mondésir & ses aïeux * Elvire Popesco as Erika Axelos * Jules Berry as Waldemar * Gaby André as Janine Richard - La postière * Monette Dinay as Rosette * Jacques Derives as L'ordonnateur * Yves Deniaud as Gaston * Hugues Wanner as Lepetit * Henri Beaulieu as Le colonel * Lucien Dayle as Le notaire * Marfa d'Hervilly as La cliente de Waldemer * Fernand Flament as Martinot * Frédéric Mariotti as Costecalde * Edmond Ardisson as Justin - Le chauffeur * Simone Gauthier as La première jeune fille du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsieur Hector
''Monsieur Hector'' is a 1940 French musical comedy film based upon the play by Pierre de Marivaux, directed by Maurice Cammage and starring Fernandel, Denise Grey and Georges Grey.Quinlan p.178 It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez. Synopsis An aristocrat and his valet, after disappointments in life, decide to switch clothes and positions during the Nice Carnival. Cast * Fernandel as Hector * Denise Grey as Maroussia de Dragomir * Georges Grey as Le vicomte de Saint-Amand * Gaby Wagner as Jacqueline Monturot * Raymond Rognoni as Monturot * Madeleine Suffel as Suzanne * Marthe Mussine as La femme de chambre * Alice Deneige as La chanteuse * Rivers Cadet as Le maître d'hôtel * Marfa d'Hervilly as Une vieille cliente * Pierre Ferval * Suzanne Fleurant as Une cliente * Édouard Francomme * Jacques Henley as Un client * Philippe Richard as Le gérant * Jean-Jacques Steen * Jean T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Dancer
''The Red Dancer'' (French: ''La danseuse rouge'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Véra Korène, Maurice Escande and Jean Worms.Roust p.125 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexandre Lochakoff Alexandre Lochakoff was a Russian-born art director.Phillips p.39 After fleeing following the Russian Revolution in 1917 he settled in France where he worked designing film sets. Selected filmography * ''Heart of an Actress'' (1924) * ''Michel S .... Cast References Bibliography * Colin Thomas Roust. ''Sounding French: The Film Music and Criticism of Georges Auric, 1919-1945''. University of Michigan, 2007. External links * 1937 films French drama films 1937 drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean-Paul Paulin French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
