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Josette Day

 
Actor: Josette Day
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  • Born: Jul 31, 1914 in Paris, France
  • Died: 1978
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'40s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Beauty and the Beast, La Fille Du Puisatier, Les Parents Terribles
  • First Major Screen Credit: Allo Berlin? Ici Paris! (1931)

Biography

French actress Josette Day's best-known role was that of Beauty in Cocteau's 1945 version of Beauty and the Beast. Born Josette Dagory in Paris, she started acting in films at age five and later went on to work in the theater and to dance in the Paris Opera. She began her adult film career in the early '30s and went on to play in French films through 1949 when she retired to marry a wealthy Belgian industrial magnate. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Josette Day
Born July 31, 1914
Paris, France
Died June 27, 1978
Paris, France
Other name(s) Micheline Weill Josette Day
Occupation Actor
Years active 1919–1950
Spouse(s) Marcel Pagnol

Josette Day (July 31, 1914 - June 27, 1978) was a French film actress.

Born in Paris, she began her career as an actress in 1919 at the age of five. Day was married in 1941 to famous French studio head Marcel Pagnol, who she met in January 1939.

In 1946, she played her best-known role, alongside Jean Marais, as Belle in director Jean Cocteau's famous take on the classic french fairytale Beauty and the Beast.

Despite playing numerous parts in famous French films, Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when she was only 36 years old.

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