Fernandel
Fernandel was born on May 08, 1903 in France. Fernandel's big-screen debut came with Le blanc et le noir directed by Marc Allégret in 1931, strarring Le groom vierge. Fernandel is known for Le Chat directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean Gabin stars as Julien Bouin and Simone Signoret as Clémence Bouin. The most recent award Fernandel achieved is Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. The upcoming new movie Fernandel plays is Le Chat which will be released on Apr 24, 1971.
The apocryphal biography of Fernand Contandin tells the invention of his artistic name Fernandel by his sister-in-law ("Voici le Fernand d'elles"). At the beginning of the thirties he became a typical actor of the comedy genre: popular, common, likable and with a concealed grain of drama. Marc Allégret was the director of his first successful film La meilleure bobonne (1931). He tried to work as director twice during World War II but was unsuccessful.
Birthday
May 08, 1903Place of Birth
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Known For
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
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as Édouard Saint-Forget / Les quintuplés : Alain, Bernard, Charles, Désiré et Etienne
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