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René Navarre
René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era. He appeared in 109 films between 1910 and 1946, and was often credited simply as Navarre. His most famous role was probably the master criminal Fantômas. Selected filmography * '' La Hantise'' (1912) * ''Fantômas'' (1913) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''Belphégor'' (1927) * ''The Veil Dancer'' (1929) * '' Prince Jean'' (1934) * ''Judex'' (1934) * ''His Uncle from Normandy'' (1939) * ''Radio Surprises ''Radio Surprises'' (French: ''Les surprises de la radio'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Grégoire Aslan. It is a revue show.Quinlan p.135 It was shot at the Epinay S ...'' (1940) References External links * 1877 births 1968 deaths People from Limoges French male film actors French male silent film actors 20th-century French male actors {{france-film-actor-stub ...
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Limoges
Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated on the first western foothills of the Massif Central, Limoges is crossed by the river Vienne (river), Vienne, of which it was originally the first ford crossing point. The second most populated town in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, New Aquitaine region after Bordeaux, a University of Limoges, university town, an administrative centre and intermediate services with all the facilities of a regional metropolis, it has an urban area of 323,789 inhabitants in 2018. The inhabitants of the city are called the Limougeauds. Founded around 10 BC under the name of Augustoritum, it became an important Gallo-Roman culture, Gallo-Roman city. During the Middle Ages Limoges became a large city, strongly marked by the cultural influence of the Abbey ...
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Prince Jean (1934 Film)
''Prince Jean'' (french: Le prince Jean) is a 1934 French drama film directed by Jean de Marguenat and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Natalie Paley and Nina Myral.Slavin p.221 The story had previously been made as a 1928 silent film '' Prince Jean''. Cast * Pierre Richard-Willm as Le prince Jean d'Axel * Natalie Paley as Claire d'Arlong * Nina Myral as Madame de Grivelles * Alexandre Arnaudy as Liétard * Roger Karl as Le comte de Wavre * Aimé Clariond as Le baron d'Arnheim * Jean Debucourt as Le prince Léopold d'Arnheim * Gaby Basset as Fernande * Germaine Le Senne as La comtesse d'Osterwick * Georges Prieur as Le comte d'Osterwick * Anthony Gildès as Le conseiller Keller * Valdini as Le chanteur Italien * Doumel as Le garçon de café * Henri Jullien as Monsieur François * Georges Paulais as Harlingen * Léon Arvel as Le baron Denis * René Navarre René Navarre (8 July 1877 – 8 February 1968) was a French actor of the silent era. He ap ...
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French Male Film Actors
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People From Limoges
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1968 Deaths
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ...
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1877 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876 – Battle of Wolf Mountain: Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry in Montana. * January 20 – The Conference of Constantinople ends, with Ottoman Turkey rejecting proposals of internal reform and Balkan provisions. * January 29 – The Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt of disaffected samurai in Japan, breaks out against the new imperial government; it lasts until September, when it is crushed by a professionally led army of draftees. * February 17 – Major General Charles George Gordon of the British Army is appointed Governor-General of the Sudan. * March – ''The Nineteenth Century (periodical), The Nineteenth Century'' magazine is founded in London. * Marc ...
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Radio Surprises
''Radio Surprises'' (French: ''Les surprises de la radio'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Marcel Aboulker and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Grégoire Aslan. It is a revue show.Quinlan p.135 It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Marcel Magniez Marcel Magniez (born 1888) was a French art director who designed the sets for around forty film productions from the late 1920s to the early 1950s. Soister p.281 Selected filmography * '' Parisian Pleasures'' (1927) * '' My Aunts and I'' (1937 .... Cast References Bibliography * Quinlan, David. ''Quinlan's Film Stars''. Batsford, 2000. External links * 1940 films 1940 comedy films French comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Marcel Aboulker French black-and-white films Films shot at Epinay Studios 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub ...
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His Uncle From Normandy
''His Uncle from Normandy'' (French: ''Son oncle de Normandie'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Josseline Gaël, Jules Berry and Betty Stockfeld.Roust p.234 Produced in 1938, it was not given a release until June of the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Louis Le Barbenchon and Roland Quignon. Cast * Eddy Lombard as Jim Baxter * Josseline Gaël as Brigitte * Jules Berry as Joseph * Pierre Larquey as Maître Curot * Betty Stockfeld as Anna Carola * Albert Broquin as Le gardien * Paul Demange as Monsieur Claudinet * Anthony Gildès as Le sourd * Janine Merrey as Mélanie * Alexandre Mihalesco as Le Piqué * René Navarre as Le capitaine * Georges Paulais as L'avocat général * Gabrielle Rosny as La marchande de liqueurs * Pierre Stéphen as Ambroise, le clerc de notaire * Dahl Stockfeld as La secrétaire * Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) w ...
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Judex (1934 Film)
''Judex'' is a 1934 French crime film directed by Maurice Champreux and starring René Ferté, Louise Lagrange and Paule Andral. It features the hero Judex.Hardy p.188 Cast * René Ferté as Judex * Louise Lagrange as Jacqueline * Paule Andral as Madame de Trémeuse * Marcel Vallée as Cocantin * Alexandre Mihalesco as Le banquier Favraux * Jean Lefebvre as Roger de Trémeuse * René Navarre as Kerjean * Blanche Bernis as Diana Monti * Jean Borelli as Le petit Jean * Nino Constantini as Moralès * Madeleine Guitty as La bonne de Cocantin * Raymond Blot * Yvette Dantin * Charles Lemontier Charles Lemontier (1894–1965) was a French film actor.Aping p.76 Selected filmography * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Judex'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' Rigolboche'' (1936) * '' You Can't Fool Antoinette'' (1936) * '' ... * Aya Valmita * Le Petit Patachou as Le môme Réglisse References Bibliography * Hardy, Phil. ''The BFI Companion to ...
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The Veil Dancer
''The Veil Dancer'' (french: Le meneur de joies, german: Die Schleiertänzerin) is a 1929 French-German silent film directed by Charles Burguet and starring René Navarre, Hertha von Walther, and Hans Albers. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle Hans Sohnle (17 September 1895 – 24 March 1976) was a German art director.Chandler p.270 He frequently collaborated with Otto Erdmann on set designs. Selected filmography * ''The Loves of Käthe Keller'' (1919) * '' The Woman in Doctor's Garb .... Cast References Bibliography * External links * 1929 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Charles Burguet German silent feature films French silent feature films German black-and-white films French black-and-white films {{Germany-silent-film-stub ...
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Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The prefecture and largest city in the department is Limoges, the other towns in the department each having fewer than twenty thousand inhabitants. Haute-Vienne had a population of 372,359 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 87 Haute-Vienne
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Haute-Vienne is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is bordered by six departments; lies to the east,



Jean Chouan (film)
''Jean Chouan'' is a 1926 French silent historical film directed by Luitz-Morat and starring René Navarre, Marthe Chaumont and Maurice Lagrenée.Oscherwitz p.35 It is set at the time of the French Revolution, when Jean Chouan took part in a counterrevolutionary uprising. Cast * René Navarre as Maxime Ardouin - le délégué aux armées de la République * Marthe Chaumont as Marie-Claire, La fille de Maxime aimée de Jacques * Maurice Lagrenée as Jacques Cottereau * Maurice Schutz as Jean Cottereau / Jean Chouan - un vieux Vendéen royaliste * Claude Mérelle as Maryse Fleurus * Elmire Vautier as La marquise de Thorigné * Anna Lefeuvrier as Marie-Victoire Lefranc * Jean-Paul de Baere as Nicolas Lefranc * Albert Decoeur as Guillaume Lefranc * Jean Debucourt as Maximilien de Robespierre * René Vignières as Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just * Daniel Mendaille as François Marceau * Thomy Bourdelle as Kléber * Paul Amiot as Le marquis de Thorigné * Yvette ...
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