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- A classic beauty, blonde French actress Michèle Morgan was one of her country's most popular leading ladies for over five decades. Born Simone Renee Roussel on Leap Year Day (February 29) in 1920, she ran away from home as a teenager and studied acting under René Simon, beginning her film career at 16 working as a film extra to pay for drama classes.
The young actress soon caught the eye of director Marc Allégret, who cast her in Heart of Paris (1937), which clinched her stardom. Her remote, enigmatic features and gloomy allure had audiences comparing her to a young Greta Garbo. She went on to appear elegantly opposite Charles Boyer in the drama Orage (1938) directed by Allegret; opposite Jean Gabin in Moth and the Flame (1938) directed by Marcel Carné, as well as both Coral Reefs (1939) and Remorques (1941). She had her first top-billed roles in L'entraîneuse (1939) and La loi du nord (1939).
Michèle's eventual fled war-torn France for Hollywood and earned roles based purely on her European prestige. She did not stand out among the other female foreign imports of that time, however, such as Ingrid Bergman. Cast in rather routine sultry roles amid WWII surroundings, she received only a modest reception for such US-based films as Joan of Paris (1942) with Paul Henreid; Two Tickets to London (1943) with Alan Curtis; Passage to Marseille (1944) opposite Humphrey Bogart; and the noirish The Chase (1946) starring Robert Cummings.
Michèle succeeded much better at home continuing prolifically in such films as The Proud and the Beautiful (1953), The Moment of Truth (1952), Oasis (1955), The Grand Maneuver (1955), Shadow of the Guillotine (1956) (as Marie Antoinette), Grand Hotel (1959), Bluebeard (1963), Web of Fear (1964), The Diary of an Innocent Boy (1968) and Cat and Mouse (1975). Back in the late 1940's, she received the very first Cannes Film Festival award for "best actress" for her touching performance as the blind heroine in Pastoral Symphony (1946). She also received an honorary Cesar Award in 1992.
Married during the war and early post-war years (1942-1949) to American actor/singer William Marshall, Michèle's second husband was handsome Gallic star Henri Vidal and they appeared together in a couple of films, including both the historical drama Fabiola (1949) and romantic drama La belle que voilà (1950), plus The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) (albeit different "sin" segments) and Napoleon (1955). Following Vidal's sudden death of a heart at age 40 in 1959, the actress married a third time one year later to well-known French actor/writer/director Gérard Oury. They had unbilled cameos in A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later (1986). She was left a widow in 2006.
Semi-retired by the 1970's, Michèle's last feature film was a small bit in the Marcello Mastroianni film Everybody's Fine (1990). She retired in 1999 after a few sporadic 90's TV parts. She died in her home town of Hauts-de-Seine, France on December 20, 2016, at age 96. - Actor
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Andrew Dorff was born on 16 December 1976 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Beauty and the Beast (2012), Rascal Flatts: Yours If You Want it (2017) and Wheeler (2017). He died on 20 December 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Jeff Archuleta is an experienced & resourceful film maker with thorough exposure in all film production departments. With a background in music production & recording engineering Jeff has mastered multiple artistic & technical disciplines. A graduate from Colorado Institute Art with a degree in Music Production & Recording Engineering. From having completed courses in Color Theory, Sculpture, Drawing in Perspective, & others at The Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, to completing the latest seminars in Panasonic High Definition P2 camera systems & workflow, Jeff has come full circle & is the complete package film maker, & an accomplished artist, with an extremely bright future.- Jagannatha Varma was born on 1 May 1939 in Cherthala, Kerala, India. He was an actor, known for Sallapam (1996), Devasuram (1993) and New Delhi (1987). He was married to Santha Varma. He died on 20 December 2016 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- Raymond Thorne was born on 27 November 1934 in Lackawanna, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971), Tales of the Unexpected (1979) and Just Tell Me What You Want (1980). He died on 20 December 2016 in the USA.
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Gian Molina was an actor and director, known for 3 Hot Roommates (2015), Butterscotch (2014) and Codex (2016). He died on 20 December 2016 in Downey, California, USA.- Ines Prange was born in 1967 in Norway. She was an actress, known for Mammon (2014), Johnny og Johanna (2004) and Brigaden (2002). She was married to Thomas. She died on 20 December 2016 in Oslo, Norway.
- Geoffrey Annis was born in 1938 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), Prime Suspect 2 (1992) and First Among Equals (1986). He died on 20 December 2016 in Hull, Humberside, England, UK.
- Klaus Dittmann was born on 15 August 1939 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor, known for Heidi (1978), Sonderdezernat K1 (1972) and Tatort (1970). He died on 20 December 2016.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Dominique Lévesque was born on 10 June 1952 in Bagotville, Saguenay, Québec, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Doux aveux (1982), Le petit ciel (1999) and Bye-Bye (1968). He died on 20 December 2016 in Honduras.- Archie Miyatake was born on 6 November 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was married to Takeko. He died on 20 December 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Make-Up Department
Jimmie Deloach was born on 1 January 1947 in Andalusia, Alabama, USA. Jimmie is known for Mr. Griffin and Me (1981). Jimmie died on 20 December 2016 in Byron, Georgia, USA.- Music Department
- Composer
Raphaël Ibanez de Garayo was born on 24 December 1966 in Moulins, Allier, France. He was a composer, known for Les enquêtes d'Éloïse Rome (2001), Crawl (2012) and Divino inferno: Et Rodin créa la Porte de l'Enfer (2017). He died on 20 December 2016 in L'Étang-la-Ville, Yvelines, France.- Fernando Esquivel was born on 17 August 1939 in San Ramón, Costa Rica. He died on 20 December 2016 in San Ramón, Costa Rica.
- Patrick Jenkin was born on 7 September 1926 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK. He was married to Monica Graham. He died on 20 December 2016 in England, UK.
- Galina Umpelyova was born on 7 April 1939 in Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress, known for Rasstanemsya - poka khoroshie (1991), I vechno vozvrashchatsya (1993) and Delo bilo v Gavrilovke-2 (2008). She died on 20 December 2016.
- Actor
- Costume Designer
El Hortelano was born on 6 August 1954 in València, València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Bienaventura 'El Bruto' (1987), Delirios de amor (1989) and Amor apache (1985). He died on 20 December 2016 in Madrid, Spain.