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Fernandel
Fernandel in 1970
Born
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin
(1903-05-08)8 May 1903
Marseille, France
Died
26 February 1971(1971-02-26) (aged 67)
Paris, France
Occupation(s)
Actor, director, singer, comedian
Years active
1908–1970
Spouse
Henriette-Félicie Manse
(m. 1925)
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971),[1] better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, a town located in the province of Turin, Italy,[2] he became a comedy star, first gaining popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her").[3][failed verification][4]
^Daily Mail Year Book. Associated Newspapers Groups, Limited. 1963. p. 84.
^"Le borgate". comune.perosaargentina.to.it/ (in Italian). Comune di Perosa Argentina. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
^Fernandel 1903–1971 (biography) Archived 3 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. French Film Guide.
^Dayna Oscherwitz; MaryEllen Higgins (2009). The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7038-3. [dead link]
Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin...
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Fernandel the Dressmaker (French: Le Couturier de ces dames) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Fernandel, Suzy Delair and...
is a 1946 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Fernandel, Micheline Francey and André Fouché. The film's sets were designed by...
simultaneously released in both languages. Don Camillo was played by French actor Fernandel, Peppone by the Italian actor Gino Cervi, quite a Guareschi-lookalike...
échange) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Fernandel, André Alerme and Ginette Leclerc. It is based on the 1894 play of the...
is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Andrex. It is based on the 1929 novel The Hollow Field...
directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Georgius, Fernandel and Raymond Aimos. Georgius as Lucien Lepur Fernandel as Casimir Pierre Finaly as Branck Jacqueline...
La Cuisine au Beurre is a 1963 French comedy film starring Fernandel and Bourvil. It was one of the most popular films of the year in France. "French...
1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Georges Chamarat and Leda Gloria. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios...
Many of them proved excellent vehicles for old-timers Jean Gabin and Fernandel, and newcomers such as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon. Verneuil was...
No, Mam'zelle (Mam'zelle Nitouche), also 1954), co-starring alongside Fernandel. For Paramount, she was in contention for the role of Anna Magnani's daughter...
1959 French-Italian comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Gino Cervi and Florence Blot. It is based on the short story The Ransom...
is a 1948 French comedy crime film directed by Carlo Rim and starring Fernandel, Pauline Carton and Annette Poivre. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios...
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