Marcel Herrand
Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis, 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of King Louis XV.
Marcel Herrand
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- Name
- Marcel Herrand
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Born
- 8 October 1897
- Died
- 11 June 1953
- Place of death
- Montfort-l'Amaury, France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
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Marcel Herrand (8 October 1897 – 11 June 1953) was a French stage and film actor best remembered for his roles in swashbuckling or historical films. He appeared in over 25 films between 1932 and 1952, but Herrand's best remembered role is as Lacenaire (based on Pierre François Lacenaire) in Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (Les Enfants du Paradis, 1945). Other films in which Herrand appeared include The Last Days of Pompeii (1950) and Fanfan la Tulipe (1952), which also featured Gérard Philipe and Gina Lollobrigida, in which Herrand played the role of King Louis XV.
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• Name — Marcel Herrand • Birthplace — Paris, France • Born — 8 October 1897 • Died — 11 June 1953 • Place of death — Montfort-l'Amaury, France • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1933–1952
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• In the Service of the Tsar (1936) • The Pavilion Burns (1941)... Audignane • Les Visiteurs du soir (1942)... Baron Renaud • The Count of Monte Cristo (1943)... Bertuccio • The Mysteries of Paris (1943)... Rodolphe • Les Enfants du paradis (1945)... Lacenaire • Father Serge (1945) • Messieurs Ludovic (1946) • Star Without Light (1946)... Roger Marney • The Royalists (1947)... Corentin • Fantômas (1947) • Dilemma of Two Angels (1948) • Ruy Blas (1948)... Don Salluste • The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1949)... Larsan • The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1949)... Larsan • The Last Days of Pompeii (1950)... Arbax • No Pity for Women (1950) • One Only Loves Once (1950) • Young Love (1951) • Wolves Hunt at Night (1952)... Pedro • Fanfan la Tulipe (1952)... King Louis XV • The Respectful Prostitute (1952)... Senator Clarke
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Marcel Herrand died at Montfort-l'Amaury.
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- 1.Acte de naissance ( ) avec mention marginale du décès, Registre des naissances de l'année 1897, Mairie du , sur le site des Archives numérisées de Paris.
- 2.Jean Tulard, Dictionnaire du cinéma : Les Acteurs, coll. Bouquins, Robert Laffont, Paris, 2007
- 3.Marie-Louise Lentengre, Pierre Albert-Birot, l'invention de soi, Jean-Michel Place, 1993,
- 4.« C'était elle [Germaine Albert-Birot] qui avait, au temps des Mamelles de Tirésias formé Marcel Herrand, qui monta pour la première fois sur une scène dans le rôle du mari » — ,
- 5.Lentengre,
- 6.Dada, La révolte de l'art. Gallimard / Centre Pompidou. 2005. 2-07-031488-X.
- 7.Vers un renouveau culturel angevin. Annales de Bretagne. 74. 3. 459-463. 1967. 10.3406/abpo.1967.4580 lire en.
- 8.L’historique du Festival d’Anjou. Festivzl d’Anjou - EPCC Anjou Théâtre consulté.
- 9.Philippe Landru. Suresnes (92) : nouveau cimetière. landrucimetieres.fr consulté. 31 décembre 2008.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Yvan Foucart, Dictionnaire des comédiens français disparus, Éditions cinéma, Mormoiron, 2008
- Olivier Barrot et Raymond Chirat, Inoubliables ! Visages du cinéma français 1930-1950, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1986
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