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Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere (26 January 1947 – 16 July 1982) was a French film actor. Born in Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, he was the son of French actress Mado Maurin. Actor from a young age, his career lasted more than 21 years, until his suicide in Paris, in 1982. Career Early life Patrick Dewaere was the third child of an actors family. Under the direction of his mother, Mado Maurin, Patrick, his four brothers and his sister played in movies and television series. The family lived in Paris. Dewaere attended the Cours Hattemer, a private school. One of his first TV appearances was in 1961, when he was 14 years old. He appeared in a video for the song " Nuits d'Espagne" by Dalida. Later, he was a promising and popular French actor in the late 1960s and 1970s. Debuts as "Patrick Dewaere" At the age of 17, Dewaere learned that he was not the biological child of his mother’s ex-husband, Pierre-Marie Bourdeaux, but that of conductor and singer Michel Têtard. In 1968, he took the ...
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Saint-Brieuc
Saint-Brieuc (, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. History Saint-Brieuc is named after a Welsh monk Brioc, who Christianised the region in the 6th century and established an oratory there. Bro Sant-Brieg/Pays de Saint-Brieuc, one of the nine traditional bishoprics of Brittany which were used as administrative areas before the French Revolution, was named after Saint-Brieuc. It also dates from the Middle Ages when the "pays de Saint Brieuc," or Penteur, was established by Duke Arthur II of Brittany as one of his eight "battles" or administrative regions. Geography Overview The town is located by the English Channel, on the Bay of Saint-Brieuc. Two rivers flow through Saint-Brieuc: the Goued/Gouët and the Gouedig/ Gouédic. Other towns of notable size in the ''département'' of Côtes d'Armor are Gwengamp/Guingamp, Dinan, and Lannuon/Lannion all ''sous-préfectures''. In 2009, lar ...
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The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ...
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Série Noire
''Série noire'' is a French publishing imprint, founded in 1945 by Marcel Duhamel. It has released a collection of crime fiction of the hardboiled detective thrillers variety published by Gallimard. Anglo-American literature forms the bulk of their collection: it features especially Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Horace McCoy, William R. Burnett, Ed McBain, Chester Himes, Lou Cameron, Jim Thompson, Rene Brabazon Raymond (under his pseudonym James Hadley Chase) and Peter Cheyney. Books from the series were adapted into episodes on the 1984 television series of the same name. This name became a generic term for works of detective, and is considered to have inspired the French critic Nino Frank to create in 1946 the phrase Film noir, which describes Hollywood Hollywood usually refers to: * Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California * Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States Hollywood may also refer to: Places United States * Hollywood Dist ...
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Le Juge Fayard Dit Le Shériff
''Le Juge Fayard dit Le Shériff'' is a 1977 French crime film written and directed by Yves Boisset. The film was inspired by the death of François Renaud. Cast * Patrick Dewaere as le juge Fayard * Aurore Clément as Michèle Louvier * Philippe Léotard as l'inspecteur Marec * Michel Auclair as Simon Pradal, le Docteur * Jean Bouise as le procureur général Arnould * Daniel Ivernel as Marcheron * Jean-Marc Bory as Monsieur Paul, alias Lucien Degueldre * Marcel Bozzuffi Marcel Bozzuffi (28 October 19291 February 1988) was a French film actor. He appeared as a hitman in the Oscar-winning American film '' The French Connection''. In 1963, he married French actress Françoise Fabian. Selected filmography *1955: ... as Joanno References External links * 1977 crime drama films 1977 films Films directed by Yves Boisset 1970s French-language films French crime drama films Louis Delluc Prize winners Films about organized crime in France Films scored by Phi ...
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The French Detective
''The French Detective'' (french: Adieu poulet) is a 1975 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and scripted by Francis Veber from the 1974 novel ''Adieu poulet !'' by Raf Vallet. It received two César nominations for best supporting actor, and another for best editing. Plot Despite the English title, in truth there are two French detectives, based in Rouen. Verjeat is an aging, been-around gumshoe, while Lefevre is his young, callow and cynical associate. The two detectives don't like each other much at first, but this will change. Their current assignment is getting the goods on a corrupt politician. During an election, there is a fight between the supporters of two of the candidates. In the melee political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop. The officer has time to warn his colleagues that the killer is Portor, a well known thug whose brother is campaigning on behalf of law and order candidate Lardatte. Chief inspector Verjeat believes the ...
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Patrick Bouchitey
Patrick Bouchitey (born 11 August 1946) is a French actor and film director. He has appeared in over 80 films and television shows since 1972. His film '' Cold Moon'' was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''La Meilleure façon de marcher'' (1976) * '' Cold Moon'' (1991 - directed) * '' 1, 2, 3, Sun'' (1993) * ''Neuf mois'' (1994) * ''Beaumarchais'' (1996) * ''Que la lumière soit'' (1998) * ''Les Naufragés de la D17'' (2002) - Paul Braud, le pilote * ''Corto Maltese, la cour secrète des arcanes'' (2002) - Raspoutine (voice) * ''Imposture'' (2005) - Serge Pommier * ''Les Rois maudits'' (2005, TV Mini-Series) - Maître Evrard * ''Les Aiguilles rouges'' (2006) - Le père d'Eric * '' Max & Co'' (2007) - Rodolfo (voice) * ''Tricheuse'' (2009) - Lavoisier * ''My Afternoons with Margueritte'' (2010) - Landremont * ''Moi, Michel G., milliardaire, maître du monde'' (2011) - Charles Prévost * ''Sea, No Sex and Sun'' (2012) - Serge * ''Edmond Was a Do ...
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The Best Way To Walk
''The Best Way to Walk'' (French: ''La meilleure façon de marcher'') is a 1976 French film directed by Claude Miller, his directorial debut. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Patrick Bouchitey, Christine Pascal, Claude Piéplu and Michel Blanc. Plot Marc and Philippe are two teenage summer-camp counselors at a vacation camp somewhere in the French country in 1960. Marc is very virile, while Philippe is more reserved. One night, Marc surprises Philippe dressed and made-up like a woman. From now on, he will keep on humiliating Philippe. Despite their late-adolescent rivalries and sexual confusion, each of them achieves some sort of awakening. Awards The film won the César Award for Best Cinematography, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Sound. Cast * Patrick Dewaere as Marc * Patrick Bouchitey as Philippe * Christine Pascal as Chantal * Claude Piéplu as Camp director * Marc Chapiteau as Gérard * Michel Blanc as Raoul Deloux * Mi ...
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Michele Placido, Franco Nero, Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere, Marcia Trionfale (1976)
Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically pronounced) name Michelle. It can also be a surname. Both are ultimately derived from the Latin biblical archangel Michael, original Hebrew name מיכאל, meaning " Who is like God?". Men with the given name Michele *Michele (singer) (born 1944), Italian pop singer * Michele Abruzzo (1904–1996), Italian actor *Michele Alboreto (1956–2001), Italian Grand Prix racing driver *Michele Amari (1806–1889), Italian politician and historian *Michele Andreolo (1912–1981), Italian footballer *Michele Bianchi (1883–1930), Italian journalist and revolutionary *Michele Bravi (born 1994), Italian singer *Michele Cachia (1760–1839), Maltese architect and military engineer *Michele Canini (born 1985), Italian footballer * Michele Dell'Orco ...
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Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 31 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Val-du-Layon.Arrêté préfectoral
25 November 2015


Geography

The commune is situated 28 km south-by-west of on the way towards . Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is on the south bank of the river

Edith Piaf
Edith is a feminine given name derived from the Old English words ēad, meaning 'riches or blessed', and is in common usage in this form in English, German, many Scandinavian languages and Dutch. Its French form is Édith. Contractions and variations of this name include Ditte, Dita, and Edie. It was a common first name prior to the 16th century, when it fell out of favour. It became popular again at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 2016 it was ranked at 488th most popular female name in the United States, according to the Social Security online database. It became far less common as a name for children by the late 20th century. The name Edith has five name days: May 14 in Estonia, January 13 in the Czech Republic, October 31 in Sweden, July 5 in Latvia, and September 16 in France, Hungary, Poland and Lithuania. Edith *Edith of Polesworth (died c. 960), abbess *Edith of Wessex (1025–1075), Queen of England *Edith of Wilton (961–984), English nun *Edith the Fair ...
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Évelyne Bouix
Évelyne Bouix (; born 22 April 1953) is a French film actress and stage actress. She has appeared in 61 films from 1970. She was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the Ordre national du Mérite in 1999. Selected filmography * ''Rene the Cane'' (1977) * ''Les Misérables'' (1982) * ''Édith et Marcel'' (1983) * '' A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later'' (1986) * '' The Post Office Girl'' (1988, TV film) * ''Beaumarchais'' (1996) * '' Remake'' (2003) * ''Musée haut, musée bas ''A Day at the Museum'' (french: Musée haut, musée bas; ) is a 2008 French ensemble comedy film directed by Jean-Michel Ribes Jean-Michel Ribes (born 15 December 1946, in Paris) is a French playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, film mak ...'' (2008) Notes External links * 1953 births Living people People from Charenton-le-Pont Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite French film actresses French stage actresses {{France-stage-actor-stub ...
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Marcel Cerdan
Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan (; 22 July 1916 – 28 October 1949) was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa. His life was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle and ultimately, tragedy, being killed in an airplane crash. Early life Marcellin Cerdan was born at 9:00pm on 22 July 1916 in the "Little Paris" neighbourhood of Sidi Bel Abbès in Algeria. He was the fourth son of Antonio Cerdán (1880–1946), a day labourer, and Asunción Cascales (1886–1942)'','' ''pied-noirs'' of Spanish origin. Boxing career Cerdan began boxing professionally on 4 November 1934 in Meknes, Morocco, beating Marcel Bucchianeri by a decision in six rounds. He then ran a streak of 47 wins in a row between that first bout and 4 January 1939, when he lost for the first time, to Harry Craster by a disqualification in fi ...
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