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Jean-Alexis Moncorgé, known as Jean Gabin (French: [ʒɑ̃ gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève ...
Jean Gabin. Actor: The Grand Illusion. Jean-Alexis Moncorgé started his career with 15 years at the theatre and debuted at the "Moulin Rouge" in Paris in 1929. Despite of his rude aspect he knew to be the gentleman of the French cinema in the time between the two World Wars.
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Jean Gabin. Actor: The Grand Illusion. Jean-Alexis Moncorgé started his career with 15 years at the theatre and debuted at the "Moulin Rouge" in Paris in 1929. Despite of his rude aspect he knew to be the gentleman of the French cinema in the time between the two World Wars. One of his most popular personalities was inspector Maigret.
- May 17, 1904
- November 15, 1976
May 13, 2024 · Jean Gabin (born May 17, 1904, Paris, France—died Nov. 15, 1976, Paris) was one of the most popular film actors in France from the 1930s to the ’60s. Gabin was the son of a music-hall comedian (stage name Jean Gabin). In 1923 he began a theatrical career in the Folies-Bergère but left the stage after his film debut in Chacun sa chance (1931).
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Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France (Web Exclusive) by Joseph Harriss. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2023. 289 pp., illus. Hardcover: $34.95, Paperback: $24.95. Reviewed by Darragh O’Donoghue. Jean Gabin was “The actor who was France”—twice.
Jan 22, 2010 · First published: January 22, 2010 by France Today Editors. Marlene Dietrich called Jean Gabin “the true love of my life”. Here’s a look at the top films starring the great French actor, recently designated The World’s Coolest Movie Star in an award-winning book by Charles Zigman. Gangster in Love.
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Biography: life and films. F ew other French film actors inspire the sense of awe and nostalgia that Jean Gabin evokes, particularly in his native France. In a career spanning 95 films and six decades, Gabin established himself as perhaps the greatest actor in the history of French cinema.
