Jacqueline Laurent
Appearance
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Jacqueline Laurent | |
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Born | Brienne-le-Château, Aube, France | 6 August 1918
Died | 18 December 2009 Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France | (aged 91)
Other names | Jacqueline Suzanne Janin |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1935–1965 (film) |
Jacqueline Laurent (6 August 1918 – 18 December 2009) was a French film actress. She starred with Jean Gabin in Marcel Carné's Le jour se lève (1939).[1]
Early years
[edit]Laurent was the daughter of Jacques Janin, a composer whose compositions included music for films.[2]
Film
[edit]After seeing one of Laurent's French films, Louis B. Mayer suggested that she try acting in Hollywood. That suggestion led to her American film debut in Judge Hardy's Children (1938).[2]
Personal life
[edit]Laurent was married when she was 16 and divorced soon after.[2]
Selected filmography
[edit]- Gaspard de Besse (1935)
- Sarati the Terrible (1937)
- Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
- Le Jour Se Lève (1939)
- The Italian Straw Hat (1941)
- The Man Who Played with Fire (1942)
- Farewell Love! (1943)
- Two Timid Souls (1943)
- L'abito nero da sposa (1945)
- The Ways of Sin (1946)
References
[edit]- ^ Conway, Kelley (2004). Chanteuse in the City: The Realist Singer in French Film. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520244078.
- ^ a b c Harrison, Paul (March 10, 1938). "Screen Chats". Shamokin News-Dispatch. Pennsylvania, Shamokin. p. 9. Retrieved October 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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