Pierre Brasseur

Actor: Pierre Brasseur

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

He was made Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur in 1966.^[1]
He was made Commandeur (Commander) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1967.^[1]

References

Pierre Brasseur's autobiography: Ma Vie en Vrac, Calmann-Lévy, 1972, ISBN 978-2-7021-0636-5

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

External links

Pierre Brasseur at the Internet Movie Database
Pierre Brasseur's biography (French)

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