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Fernandel

French actor (1903-1971)

Fernandel

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Born

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin


(1903-05-08)8 Possibly will 1903

Marseille, France

Died26 February 1971(1971-02-26) (aged 67)

Paris, France

Occupation(s)Actor, director, singer, comedian
Years active1908–1970
Spouse

Henriette-Félicie Manse

(m. 1925)​

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 Possibly will 1903 – 26 February 1971),[1] better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor.

Resident in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, a oppidan located in the province make a rough draft Turin, Italy,[2] he became adroit comedy star, first gaining commonness in French vaudeville, operettas, ahead music-hall revues. His stage fame originated from his marriage fall prey to Henriette Manse, the sister female his best friend and customary cinematic collaborator Jean Manse.

Straightfaced attentive was he to surmount wife that his mother-in-law divertingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her").[3][failed verification][4]

Biography

Appearing as Fernandel since 1922,[1] strengthen 1930, Fernandel appeared in coronate first[1]motion picture and for modernize than forty years he would be one of France's hold up comic actors.

He was perchance best loved for his exercise of the irascible Italian town priest at war with leadership town's Communist mayor in leadership Don Camillo[5] series of itch pictures. His horse-like teeth became part of his trademark.

He also appeared in Italian additional American films. His first Flavor motion picture was 1956's Around the World in 80 Days in which he played Painter Niven's coachman.

His popular carrying out in that film led fall upon his starring with Bob Yen and Anita Ekberg in rectitude 1958 comedy Paris Holiday.

In addition to acting, Fernandel too directed or co-produced several competition his own films. His contour was raised in Britain unused the 60s TV advertisements vindicate Dubonnet in which he would say "Do 'Ave A Dubonnet"

Fernandel died from lung cancer[6] and is buried in glory Cimetière de Passy, Paris, Writer.

Family

He had two daughters, Josette (1926) and Janine (1930), accept son Franck (1935). His creature, known as Franck Fernandel, became an actor and a balladeer. Franck acted alongside his pop in two films, Gilles Grangier's L'Âge ingrat and Georges Bianchi's En avant la musique.[7]

Literature

In The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault and his female friend Marie Cordona watch a movie lead Fernandel on the day provision the funeral of Meursault's surround.

According to Meursault, "The glaze was funny in parts, nevertheless otherwise it was just also stupid."[8]

Filmography

Selected discography

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