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Gérard Philipe

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Gérard Philipe

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Also known as Gerard Philipe, Gerard Albert Philip

French actor (1922-1959)

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Gérard Philipe was a French actor, stage actor, film actor, and film director. Born Albert in Cannes on December 4, 1922, he was a citizen of France who spoke French. He received his education at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique, where he studied under Denis d'Inès and Jean Wall. Philipe was a member of the French Forces of the Interior and the French Communist Party.

His professional career spanned from 1944 to 1959. He was married to Anne Philipe and had an unmarried partnership with María Casares. Philipe received the Honorary César award. He died of liver cancer from natural causes on November 25, 1959, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1922
Died
1959
Works
0

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Film & TV

Acting · Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Gérard Philipe (4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959. Active in both theater and cinema, he was, until his untimely death, one of the main stars of the post-war period. His image has remained youthful and romantic, which has made him one of the icons of French cinema.

Known for

  • Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid2022
  • Le Parti du cinéma — Self (archive footage)2021
  • A Night at the Opera2020
  • The End of a Beautiful Epoch — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2015
  • Gérard Philipe: un homme, pas un ange — Self (archive footage)2003
  • Heart of the Festival — Self (archive footage)2002
  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
  • Dangerous Love Affairs — Valmont1959
  • Fever Mounts at El Pao — Ramón Vázquez1959
  • The Lovers of Montparnasse — Amedeo Modigliani1958

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1922
Active to
1959

Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,385
Total plays
39,116

Tags

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Array programming with NumPy

    · 2020 · cited 23,441x

  2. Hybrid porous solids: past, present, future

    · 2008 · cited 5,639x

  3. Gut microbiome influences efficacy of PD-1–based immunotherapy against epithelial tumors

    · 2018 · cited 5,034x

  4. Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities

    · 2021 · cited 4,796x

  5. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Albert
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Cannes
Place of death
6th arrondissement of Paris
Spouse
Anne Philipe
Occupation
director
Educated at
Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique
Political party
French Communist Party
Languages spoken
French
Award
Honorary César
Notable work
Les liaisons dangereuses
Student of
Jean Wall
Image
GerardPhilipe-StudioHarcourt-1951.png
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Commons category
Gérard Philipe
date of birth
1922-12-04
date of death
1959-11-25
cause of death
liver cancer
manner of death
natural causes
member of
French Forces of the Interior
unmarried partner
María Casares
end of work period
1959-00-00
start of work period
1944-00-00
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name in native language
Gérard Philipe
birth name
Gérard Albert Philip
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Encyclopedic overview

Gérard Philipe ( French pronunciation: [ʒeʁaʁ filip]; born Gérard Albert Philip; 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor who appeared in 32 films between 1944 and 1959 known for his outspoken communist views. He came to prominence during the later period of the poetic realism movement of French Cinema in the late 1940s. His best known credits include Such a Pretty Little Beach (1949), Beauty and the Devil (1950), Fan Fan the Tulip (1953), Montparnasse 19 (1958) and Les liaisons dangereuses (1959).

During his career he performed with some of the most famous and glamorous leading ladies of the era including Jeanne Moreau, Michèle Morgan, Micheline Presle, Danielle Darrieux, Gina Lollobrigida, María Félix, and Anouk Aimée.

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