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Pierre Brasseur

 
Actor: Pierre Brasseur
 
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  • Born: Dec 22, 1903 in Paris, France
  • Died: Aug 14, 1972 in Italy
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'60s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: The Children of Paradise, Eyes Without a Face, Port of Shadows
  • First Major Screen Credit: Catherine (1924)

Biography

Brasseur was born Pierre-Albert Espinasse. The son of an actress, he began his drama studies with film actor Harry Baur. Onstage from age 15, he made his film debut five years later in La Fille de l'Eau (1924). With his role in Marcel Carne's Port of Shadows (1938) Brasseur moved into the front ranks of the French cinema. A distinguished, imposing actor, he was very skillful in giving voice to irony and wit. Brasseur appeared in a wide variety of roles in over 80 films, most notably those written by Jacques Prevert. He was also a poet who wrote several plays and an autobiography, Ma Vie Envrac. He and his former wife, actress Odette Joyeux, are the parents of film actor Claude Brasseur. ~ All Movie Guide
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For the Luxembourgian industrialist, see Pierre Brasseur (Luxembourg).
Pierre Brasseur
Born Pierre-Albert Espinasse
22 December 1905
Paris
Died 16 August 1972 (1972-08-17) (aged 66)
Bruneck
Occupation actor
Years active 1920–1972
Spouse(s) Odette Joyeux (1935–1945)
Lina Magrini (1947–1961)[1]
Domestic partner(s) Catherine Sauvage (1967–???)

Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse (22 December 1905, Paris – 16 August 1972, Bruneck, Italy) was a French actor.

He was the son of actor Georges Espinasse and actress Germaine Brasseur while the latter was married to Albert Brasseur. His grandfather, Jules Brasseur, was actor as well. The family tradition of using the name Brasseur was continued by his son Claude and his grandson Alexandre.

Renowned for playing outsized characters, Brasseur is probably best known in the anglophone world for his (semi-fictionalised) portrayal of the actor Frédérick Lemaître in Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) (1945) and as Docteur Génessier (more subdued) in the horror film Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage) (1960) co-starring with Alida Valli.

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.laurentpons.com/charlycine/pierrebrasseur.htm

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