Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Blanchar (30 June 1892 – 21 November 1963) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Dominique Blanchar.
Also recorded as Gustave Pierre Blanchard
Pierre Blanchar
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- Name
- Pierre Blanchar
- Born
- 30 June 1892
- Birthplace
- Philippeville, French Algeria (now Skikda, Algeria)
- Died
- 21 November 1963
- Place of death
- Suresnes, France
- Occupation
- Actor
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
- Languages
- French.
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He played Napoleon in the 1938 British film A Royal Divorce alongside Ruth Chatterton as Josephine. He later appeared alongside Michèle Morgan in the 1946 film Pastoral Symphony.
Irma Gramatica, Pierre Blanchar e Nella Maria Bonora in una foto di scena del film L'homme de nulle part (in
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• Name — Pierre Blanchar • Born — 30 June 1892 • Birthplace — Philippeville, French Algeria (now Skikda, Algeria) • Died — 21 November 1963 • Place of death — Suresnes, France • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1922–1961
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Gardens of Murcia (1923) • The Thruster (1924) • The Promised Land (1925) • Le Joueur d'échecs (1927) • The Farewell Waltz (1928) • The Wedding March (1929) • Captain Fracasse (1929) • Les Croix de bois (1932) • The Beautiful Sailor (1932) • L'Atlantide (1932) • The Old Devil (1933) • At the End of the World (1934) • The Devil in the Bottle (1935) • Crime and Punishment (1935) • Lovers and Thieves (1935) • The Volga Boatman (1936) • Street of Shadows (1937) • Culprit (1937) • The Former Mattia Pascal (1937) • Life Dances On (1937) • The Man from Nowhere (1937) • A Royal Divorce (1938) • The Strange Monsieur Victor (1938) • Night in December (1940) • The Snow on the Footsteps (1942) • Colonel Pontcarral (1942) • Secrets (1943) • La Liberation de Paris (1944) • Pastoral Symphony (1946) • Patrie (1946) • Le Bataillon du ciel (1947) • After Love (1948) • Doctor Laennec (1949) • The Cupid Club (1949) • My Friend Sainfoin (1950)
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Skikda.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- O'Brien, Scott. Ruth Chatterton, Actress, Aviator, Author. BearManor Media, 2013.
- Palmer, Tim & Michael, Charlie. Directory of World Cinema: France. Intellect Books, 2013.
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