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Gérard Philipe: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born December 4, 1922 • Cannes • France
Died November 25, 1959 (aged 36) • Paris • France

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Simone Signoret lies in bed looking up at Gerard Philipe, who stands beside her in a military uniform and feathered hat, in a scene from La Ronde (1950).
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Jean Poiret
French actor and playwright
Isabelle Huppert wearing a black textured dress with cutout details, smiling and looking to the side at the Cannes Film Festival.
Isabelle Huppert
French actress
Claudette Colbert in Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Claudette Colbert
American actress
Marion Cotillard smiling and wearing a black dress at the 33rd Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association event.
Marion Cotillard
French actress
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Yasmina Reza
French dramatist, novelist, and actress
Juliette Binoche poses in a white outfit with long earrings at the 48th Cesar Film Awards, standing in front of a large geometric backdrop.
Juliette Binoche
French actress
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Simone Signoret
French actress
Antonin Artaud as Jean Massieu
Antonin Artaud
French author and actor
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Arletty
French actress
Fresnay, Pierre; Monsieur Vincent
Pierre Fresnay
French actor
Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
French actor and director
André Antoine
André Antoine
French actor
Delphine Seyrig in Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman
Delphine Seyrig
French actress
Guilbert, Yvette
Yvette Guilbert
French singer and actress
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer
French actor
Folco Lulli as Luigia and Yves Montand as Mario stand beside a truck in a rugged outdoor setting in a scene from the film The Wages of Fear.
Yves Montand
French actor
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Sacha Guitry
French dramatist
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Pierre Brasseur
French actor
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Stewart Granger
American actor
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Madeline Kahn
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