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Jean Gabin
French actor
Jean Gabin | |
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Jean Gabin as Jules Maigret in 1958 | |
| Born | Jean-Alexis Moncorgé (1904-05-17)17 May 1904 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 November 1976(1976-11-15) (aged 72) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Years active | 1923–1976 |
| Spouse(s) | Gaby Basset (1925–30) Suzanne Marguerite Jeanne Mauchain (1933–39) Dominique Fournier (1949–76) |
Jean Gabin Alexis Moncorgé (born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé), known as Jean Gabin (French:[ʒɑ̃gabɛ̃]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976), was a French actor and singer. Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films, including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952). During his career, he twice won the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival, respectively. Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Gabin was born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, the son of Madeleine Petit and Ferdinand Moncorgé, a cafe owner and cabaret entertainer wh
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Martin Roumagnac
1946 French film
Martin Roumagnac (also known as The Room Upstairs) is a 1946Frenchcrime film directed by Georges Lacombe. It tells the story of a builder in a small town who falls for a glamorous but treacherous femme fatale, with tragic results for both. It is notable as the only occasion in which the two major stars Jean Gabin and Marlene Dietrich, lovers in real life, appeared together on screen.
Plot
[edit]In a little country town, Martin Roumagnac is a building contractor who is liked by the ordinary people. He lives in a shack with his sister while he builds a villa on a plot he has bought. Into town with her uncle comes Blanche Ferrand, an exotic widow who married the owner of the seed and grain shop shortly before his death. Her target for next husband is Laubry, a retired diplomat with a dying wife, and while waiting she has an occasional lover. She also has to fend off a besotted schoolteacher.
One evening, feeling the need for some excitement, she goes to a boxing match and sits next to the ebullient Martin. Soon the two are lovers, and when Martin finishes his villa he gives it to her (thereby losing its capital value and depressing his creditworthiness).
Though passionate in private, she finds his lack of refinement embarrass