Marthe Vinot (née Lagrange; 8 December 1894 – 13 July 1974) was a

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actress whose film career began in the early years of silent film and lasted until the early 1920s.

Life and career

Marthe Vinot was born Marthe Lagrange in Paris. She was married to French film and stage actor Maurice Vinot who was killed in an aeroplane crash in 1916 during World War I whilst enlisted in the French military. She then married actor and director

Pierre Blanchar Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar. He playe ...

, with whom she had a daughter, actress

Dominique Blanchar Dominique Blanchar (born Dominique Marie Thérèse Blanchard; 2 June 1927 – 19 November 2018) was a stage, television, and film actress from France. She won two Molière Awards in her career. Personal life Dominique Blanchar was born in Pari ...

. Her sister was fellow actress

Louise Lagrange Louise Lagrange (19 August 1898 – 28 February 1979) was a French film actress. Lagrange was born in Oran, French Algeria, and had a film career spanning from 1907 through 1951. Beginning her career as a child actor before the First World War, ...

who married

Maurice Tourneur Maurice may refer to: People *Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and Lo ...

. She made a career in the early days of silent films and retired from the screen in 1924. Her first film role was in the

Louis Feuillade Louis Feuillade (; 19 February 1873 – 25 February 1925) was a French filmmaker of the silent era. Between 1906 and 1924, he directed over 630 films. He is primarily known for the crime serials ''Fantômas'', ''Les Vampires'' and ''Judex'' ...

-directed film ''André Chénier'' in 1909 for

Gaumont Film Company The Gaumont Film Company (, ), often shortened to Gaumont, is a French film studio headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in ...

. It would be the first of many collaborations with Feuillade. Marthe Vinot died in Paris in 1974.

Partial filmography

*''La Suspicion'' (1911, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''André Chénier'' (1911, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Destin des meres'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Mort vivant'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Les Cloches de Pâques'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''La Maison des lions '' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Château de la peur'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le proscrit'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''La Préméditation'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Nain'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''L'Anneau fatal'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) - Laure Gerbier *''Bébé et la Gouvernante'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Bébé et le Financier'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Bébé, Bout de Zan et le Voleur'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Les Yeux ouverts'' (1912, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''La Douleur de Chopin'' (1912, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Les Yeux qui meurent'' (1913, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Mariage de Miss Nelly'' (1913, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''L'Angoisse'' (1913, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Bout de Zan chanteur ambulant'' (1913, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Juve contre Fantômas'' (1913, directed by Louis Feuillade) - (uncredited) *''L'Effroi'' (1913, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Severo Torelli'' (1914, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Calvaire'' (1914, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Les Fiancés de Séville'' (1914, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''L'Escapade de Filoche'' (1915, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Son or'' (1915, Short, directed by

Gaston Ravel Gaston Ravel (1878–1958) was a French screenwriter and film director. He made over sixty films, mostly during the silent era. In 1929 he co-directed the historical film ''The Queen's Necklace''.Klossner p.77 Selected filmography * '' The Knot'' ...

) *''Madame Fleur de Neige'' (1915, Short, directed by Gaston Ravel) *''Le Blason'' (1915, Short, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Jeunes filles d'hier et d'aujourd'hui'' (1915, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Collier de perles'' (1915, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Un mariage de raison'' (1916, directed by Louis Feuillade) *''Le Crépuscule du cœur'' (1916, directed by Maurice Mariaud) *''La Danseuse voilée'' (1916, directed by Maurice Mariaud) *''L'Obstacle'' (1918, directed by

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography * '' André Cornélis'' (1 ...

) *''Le Gage'' (1920, directed by Paul Barlatier) - Blanche Decoeur *''La Falaise'' (1920, directed by Paul Barlatier) *''Fleur des neiges'' (1921, directed by Paul Barlatier) *''Le Sang d'Allah'' (1921, directed by

Luitz-Morat Luitz-Morat (1884–1929) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Oscherwitz p.35 Selected filmography * ''A Roman Orgy'' (1911) * ''The City Destroyed'' (1924) * '' Surcouf'' (1925) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''The Chocolate Girl'' (1 ...

) - La soeur de Jack *''La Proie'' (1921, directed by

Marcel Dumont Marcel Dumont (real name Marcel Félix Georges Dumont) (8 June 1885 – 10 February 1951) was a French film director. Filmography * 1920 : ''Irène'' * 1920 : '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' * 1921 : '' La Proie'' * 1921 : ''Les Élus de la M ...

) *''Vingt ans après'' (1922, directed by

Henri Diamant-Berger Henri Diamant-Berger (9 June 1895 – 7 May 1972) was a French director, producer and screenwriter. In a career that lasted more than 50 years, he directed 48 films between 1913 and 1959, produced 17 between 1925 and 1967 and wrote 21 screenpl ...

) *''Surcouf'' (1925, directed by Luitz-Morat) - (final film role)

Life and career

Partial filmography

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