Madeleine Renaud
Lucie Madeleine Renaud (lang; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by Jean Grémillon including Remorques (Stormy Waters, 1941) and Lumière d'été (Summer Light, 1943).
Madeleine Renaud
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- Name
- Madeleine Renaud
- Birth Name
- Lucie Madeleine Renaud
- Born
- 21 February 1900
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- 23 September 1994
- Place of death
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
- Spouse
- Charles Granval (m. 1922–?) Jean-Louis Barrault (m. 1940–1994)
- Nationality
- France · Belgium
- Occupation
- actress · theatre manager
- Teachers
- Raphaël Duflos
- Languages
- French
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Lucie Madeleine Renaud (lang; 21 February 1900 – 23 September 1994) was a French actress best remembered for her work in the theatre. She did though appear in several films directed by Jean Grémillon including Remorques (Stormy Waters, 1941) and Lumière d'été (Summer Light, 1943).
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• Name — Madeleine Renaud • Birth Name — Lucie Madeleine Renaud • Born — 21 February 1900 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — 23 September 1994 • Place of death — Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France • Spouse — Charles Granval (m. 1922–?) Jean-Louis Barrault (m. 1940–1994) • Children — Jean-Pierre Granval • Years Active — 1922–1990
Personal life
Personal life
• Illustration — Renaud and husband Jean-Louis Barrault in 1952 (photo by Carl Van Vechten) Renaud had a son, Jean-Pierre Granval (10 December 1923 – 28 May 1998), by her first marriage to Charles Granval. In 1940, Renaud married her second husband, actor-director Jean-Louis Barrault (born in 1910). The couple acted together and co-founded a number of theater companies, touring extensively throughout North and South America.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Vent debout (1923) • The Dying Land (1927) - Roussille Lumineau • Jean de la Lune (1929) - Marceline • Serments (1931) - Maria • Mistigri (1931) - Nell 'Mistigri' Marignan • La couturière de Lunéville (1932) - Anna Tripied / Irene Salvago • The Beautiful Sailor (1932) - Marinette • La Maternelle (1933) - Rose • The Tunnel (1933) - Mary Mac Allan • Maria Chapdelaine (1934) - Maria Chapdelaine • Primerose (1934) - Primerose • Helene (1936) - Hélène Wilfur • The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) • Stormy Waters (1941) - Yvonne Laurent (as Madeleine Renaud de la Comédie Francaise) • Summer Light (1943) • The Stairs Without End (1943) • The Woman Who Dared (1944) - Thérèse Gauthier • Le Plaisir (1952) - Julia Tellier (segment "La Maison Tellier") • Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960) - La première prieure • The Longest Day (1962) - Mother Superior • The Devil by the Tail (1969) • Sweet Deception (1972)
Les sociétaires de la Comédie Française, 1922
Lucien Hector Jonas (1880-1947) · Les sociétaires de la Comédie Française
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1900
Madeleine Renaud born at Paris.
1994
Madeleine Renaud died at Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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- “Madeleine Renaud”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.John Calder lire en. Obituary: Madeleine Renaud. The Independent. 23 septembre 1994 .
- 2.Acte de naissance sur archivesenligne.paris.fr Acte , vue 23
- 3.Olivier Barrot et Raymond Chirat, Noir & Blanc, 250 acteurs du cinéma français 1930-1960, Flammarion, 2000
- 4.Henri Magnan. Huit sociétaires démissionnent de la Comédie-Française. Le Monde lire en. 2 mai 1946.
- 5.Brigitte Salino. Beckett à bras-le-corps. Le Monde. 9 février 2012 lire en.
- 6.Extrait de l'acte de décès de Lucie Madeleine Renaud. MatchID.
- 7.Madeleine Renaud est morte. Le Monde lire en. 24 septembre 1994.
- 8.H. K. Avant les Mal aimés à la Comédie-Française. Le Monde. 28 février 1945 lire en.
- 9.Théâtre des Célestins - Saison 1945-46. Théâtre des Célestins.
- 10.Robert Kemp. Les Nuits de la colère au théâtre Marigny. Le Monde. 18 décembre 1946 lire en.
- 11.Robert Kemp. Le Procès de Kafka au théâtre Marigny. Le Monde. 13 octobre 1947 lire en.
- 12.Occupe-toi d'Amélie. Théâtre des Célestins.
- 13.Henry Macman. La compagnie Jean-Louis Barrault "rentre" d'Angleterre. Madeleine Renaud sera ce soir l ' Elizabeth d'Angleterre de Bruckner. Le Monde. 10 novembre 1949 lire en.
- 14.'L’Impromptu de Marigny. Les Archives du spectacle.
- 15.Programme du spectacle. Théâtre des Célestins.
- 16.Robert Kemp. Malatesta. Le Monde. 23 décembre 1950 lire en.
- 17.Henry Magnan. Jean-Louis Barrault accueille le Lazare d'André Obey au Théâtre Marigny avant Musset, Paul Claudel et Jean Cocteau. Le Monde. 16 novembre 1951 lire en.
- 18.Occupe-toi d'Amelie. Internet Broadway Database.
- 19.La compagnie Mad. Renaud - J.-L. Barrault jouera Tchekhov, Molière et Crommelyinck en Amérique du Sud. Le Monde. 25 mars 1954 lire en.
- 20.La Cerisaie [notice de spectacle]. Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- 21.Le Misanthrope - programme 1956. Théâtre des Célestins.
- 22.Claude Sarraute. Le Chien du jardinier. Rencontre de Lope de Vega, Georges Neveux et J.-L. Barrault. Le Monde. 6 décembre 1955 lire en.
- 23.Programme du spectacle. Théâtre des Célestins.
- 24.Yvonne Baby. Quand Madeleine Renaud coiffe le chignon de Madame Sans-Gêne. Le Monde. 12 décembre 1957 lire en.
- 25.Jean-Marcel Humbert. La Vie parisienne. Cinquante cinq minutes de bonheur. Forumopera.com lire en. 2 octobre 2010.
- 26.Robert Kemp. La Petite Molière de Jean Anouilh. Le Monde. 5 juin 1959 lire en.
- 27.Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. Le Viol de Lucrèce d'André Obey, Mais n'te promène donc pas toute nue de Feydeau. Le Monde. 30 janvier 1961 lire en.
- 28.Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. Judith, de Jean Giraudoux. Le Monde. 27 novembre 1961 lire en.
- 29.Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. Madeleine Renaud dans Oh les beaux jours, de Beckett. Le Monde. 31 octobre 1963 lire en.
- 30.Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. Le Silence et Le Mensonge, de Nathalie Sarraute. le Monde. 19 janvier 1967 lire en.
- 31.Rabelais [notice de spectacle]. Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- 32.Bertrand Poirot-Delpech. La Mère de Witkiewicz. Le Monde lire en. 12 novembre 1970.
- 33.Des Journées Entières Dans les Arbres. Internet Broadway Database.
- 34.Michel Cournot. La si simple grandeur de Marguerite Duras. Le Monde lire en. 31 octobre 1977.
- 35.Colette Godard. Les voix. Le Monde lire en. 13 avril 1978.
- 36.Michel Cournot. Savannah Bay, de Marguerite Duras. Madeleine Renaud ou comment on peut jouer de tout. Le Monde lire en. 5 octobre 1983.
- 37.Michel Cournot. Marie Jouhandeau. Une mère écrit à son fils. Le Monde. 24 novembre 1983 lire en.
- 38.Jean de Baroncelli. Des journées entières dans les arbres, de Marguerite Duras. Le Monde. 15 février 1977 lire en.
- 39.JORF. PREX9310042D. Décret du 24 juin 1993.
- 40.Décret du 13 juin 1979 PORTANT PROMOTION ET NOMINATION AUX GRADES DE COMMANDEUR, D'OFFICIER ET DE CHEVALIER (CHANCELLERIE DE L'ORDRE NATIONAL DU MERITE).
- 41.Arrêté du 24 septembre 1957 portant nomination dans la première promotion de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Bulletin officiel des décorations, médailles et récompenses, p.1002, 9 octobre 1957
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Gérard Bonal. Les Renaud-Barrault : biographie. Éditions du Seuil. 2000. 2-02-025905-2.
- Noëlle Loriot. Madeleine Renaud. Presses de la Renaissance. 1993. 2-85616-670-9.
- Renaud-Barrault : Paris, notre siècle. Éditions de Messine. 1982. 2-86409-010-4.
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scholarly publication
Masters of the French Stage: Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud, Masters of the French Stage: Jean-Louis Barrault and Madeleine Renaud, 1969Crossref registry
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Library of Congress Name Authority File, Madeleine Renaud-Jean Louis Barrault Company (USE Compagnie Madeleine Renaud-Jean Louis Barrault) (n82055104).Library of Congress
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Her recorded language was French. She married Jean-Louis Barrault and Charles Granval. One child is recorded: Jean-Pierre Granval. Recorded as actress and theatre manager.
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