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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]
Jacqueline Laurent | |
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.jpg) Laurent as she was pictured in Photoplay magazine's August 1938 issue. | |
| Born | 6 August 1918 Brienne-le-Château, Aube, France |
| Died | 18 December 2009 (aged 91) Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Other names | Jacqueline Suzanne Janin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1965 (film) |
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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