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Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1941–1994. René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor of stage and screen. He was closely linked with the works of Paul Claudel and Antonin Artaud, [1] and for his performances for the Théâtre national populaire and Odéon-Théâtre de France. [2]
Alain Cuny. Actor: La Dolce Vita. Alain Cuny went to medical school with the intention of becoming a physician, but left to attend an arts school in Paris and became a painter. He entered the film industry as a costume and set designer for such directors as Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques Feyder, all the time attending acting school.
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- Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
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- Paris, France
Actor: La Dolce Vita. Alain Cuny went to medical school with the intention of becoming a physician, but left to attend an arts school in Paris and became a painter. He entered the film industry as a costume and set designer for such directors as Alberto Cavalcanti and Jacques Feyder, all the time attending acting school.
- July 12, 1908
- May 17, 1994
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May 19, 1994 · Alain Cuny, a tall and ascetic-looking French actor who seemed made to play priests and aristocrats, died on Monday night at the Cochin Hospital in Paris. He was 85. Mr. Cuny was born and...
May 16, 1994 · Biography. Alain Cuny (12 July 1908 – 16 May 1994) was a French actor. He was born René Xavier Marie in Saint-Malo, Brittany, and studied medicine for a while before entering the film industry as a costume and set designer. Cuny started acting in the 1930s. Among his most notable films are Les Visiteurs du soir (1942), by Marcel Carné; Les ...
René Xavier Marie Alain Cuny dit Alain Cuny [1], né le 12 juillet 1908 à Saint-Malo et mort le 17 mai 1994 dans le 14 e arrondissement de Paris, est un acteur français. Il est l'un des compagnons de la première heure de Jean Vilar au Théâtre national populaire et au Festival d'Avignon.
Biography by AllMovie. A former medical student, Alain Cuny briefly pursued a painting career, entering the French film industry in the early '30s as a set and costume designer. In 1941 he turned to acting, at first playing leading roles but later specializing in character parts as priests and aesthetes.
