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Michel Galabru

Michel Louis Edmond Galabru (27 October 19224 January 2016) was a French actor.

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru in Saint Malo (2008)

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Name
Michel Galabru
Born
27 October 1922
Birthplace
Safi, French protectorate in Morocco
Died
4 January 2016
Place of death
Paris, France
Occupation
Actor
Full name
Michel Louis Edmond Galabru.
Nationality
France.
Fields
acting, theatre and film.
Education
Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.
Honours
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, 22nd Molière Awards, Prix du Brigadier, Medal of the City of Paris, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit and César Award for Best Actor.
Languages
French.

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Michel Galabru (27 October 1922 – 4 January 2016) is described as a comedian and actor in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.

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Michel Galabru was born on 27 October 1922 and died on 4 January 2016. Michel Galabru was born in Safi, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Safi (Maroc). Michel Galabru died in Paris, France, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the 18th arrondissement.

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