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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 (1939), and Le plaisir (1952).
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.
- January 1, 1
- Paris, France
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- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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. But he was also able to play all other kind of...
- May 17, 1904
- November 15, 1976
May 13, 2024 · Jean Gabin 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 est un acteur français, né le 17 mai 1904 dans le 9 e arrondissement de Paris et mort le 15 novembre 1976 à Neuilly-sur-Seine.. Commençant sa carrière comme chanteur de revue et d'opérette, il s'impose ensuite à l'écran, devenant une vedette du cinéma français, avec sa « gueule d'amour », tournant avec les réalisateurs importants de l'entre-deux-guerres comme Julien ...
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Gabin (né Moncorgé), a wannabe farmer or locomotive engineer who reluctantly followed his father into the Parisian music halls, found himself by dint of hard work, canny choices, and historical serendipity, the most successful and highest paid French actor of the time. It must be said that, on paper, the man France elevated as its ...
Jan 22, 2010 · When the film was released, Gabin was already a legend in his own time, the godfather of French cinema, and it is fitting that his last great performance was as a patriarch. Tied For Eighth. La Belle Equipe (They Were Five) Julien Duvivier, 1936. Drama. La Bête Humaine (The Human Beast) Jean Renoir, 1938.
