Daniel Gélin
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Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French
actor, occasional director and screenwriter
.
where Daniel went to college until he was expelled for 'uncouthness'. His father then found him a job in a shop that sold cans of salted cod. It was seeing the shooting of Marc Allegret
's film Entree des artistes that triggered his desire to go to Paris to train to be an actor. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris
before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet
and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in Miquette and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin
and Marlene Dietrich
in Martin Roumagnac
(1946).
' films La Ronde
(1950) and Le Plaisir
(1952), Sacha Guitry
's films Si Versailles m'était conté (Royal Affairs in Versailles) (1954) and Napoléon
(1955), Alfred Hitchcock
's The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1956), Jean Cocteau
's Le Testament d'Orphée
(1960) and La Nuit de Varennes (That Night in Varennes) (1982).
, he had an affair with model Marie Christine Schneider that produced a daughter, Maria Schneider
. However, Gélin never acknowledged his paternity of Maria Schneider.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
actor, occasional director and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
.
Early life
Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire. When he was 10 his family moved to Saint-MaloSaint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...
where Daniel went to college until he was expelled for 'uncouthness'. His father then found him a job in a shop that sold cans of salted cod. It was seeing the shooting of Marc Allegret
Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
's film Entree des artistes that triggered his desire to go to Paris to train to be an actor. He trained at the Cours Simon in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
before entering the Conservatoire national d'art dramatique. There he met Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet was a renowned French actor, director, and theatre director.- Life :Overcoming speech impediments and sometimes paralyzing stage fright as a young man, Jouvet's first important association was with Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, beginning in 1913...
and embarked on a theatrical career. He made his first film appearance in 1940 in Miquette and for several years was an extra or played small roles in French films. He appeared with Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin
-Biography:Born Jean-Alexis Moncorgé in Paris, he grew up in the village of Mériel in the Seine-et-Oise département, about 22 mi north of Paris. The son of cabaret entertainers, he attended the Lycée Janson de Sailly...
and Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich was a German-American actress and singer.Dietrich remained popular throughout her long career by continually re-inventing herself, professionally and characteristically. In the Berlin of the 1920s, she acted on the stage and in silent films...
in Martin Roumagnac
Martin Roumagnac
Martin Roumagnac , is a 1946 French crime film made by Alcina and distributed by Lopert Film. It was directed by Georges Lacombe....
(1946).
Career
He won his first leading role in Rendez-vous de juillet (1949). From that time, he went on to appear in more than 150 films, including Max OphülsMax Ophüls
Maximillian Oppenheimer — known as Max Ophüls — was an influential German-born film director who worked in Germany , France , the United States , and France again...
' films La Ronde
La Ronde (1950 film)
La Ronde is a 1950 film directed by Max Ophüls and based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of the same name. The title means "the round-dance".The film was nominated for two Academy Awards; for Best Writing and Best Art Direction...
(1950) and Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir , also known as House of Pleasure, is a French comedy-drama anthology film directed by Max Ophüls adapting three stories by Guy de Maupassant...
(1952), Sacha Guitry
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre.- Biography :...
's films Si Versailles m'était conté (Royal Affairs in Versailles) (1954) and Napoléon
Napoléon (1955 film)
Napoléon is a 1955 French historical epic film directed by Sacha Guitry that depicts major events in the life of Napoleon I of France.The film is notable for its use of location shooting for numerous scenes, especially at the French estates of Malmaison and Fontainebleau, the Palace of Versailles,...
(1955), Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film)
The Man Who Knew Too Much is a suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Doris Day. The film is a remake in widescreen VistaVision and Technicolor of Hitchcock's 1934 film of the same name....
(1956), Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
's Le Testament d'Orphée
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus is a 1960 film directed by and starring Jean Cocteau. It is considered the final part of the Orphic Trilogy, following The Blood of a Poet and Orphée...
(1960) and La Nuit de Varennes (That Night in Varennes) (1982).
Personal life
While married to Daniele DelormeDanièle Delorme
Danièle Delorme is an French actress and film producer....
, he had an affair with model Marie Christine Schneider that produced a daughter, Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider (actress)
Maria Schneider was a French actress. She was best known for playing Jeanne, opposite Marlon Brando, in the 1972 film Last Tango in Paris.-Career:...
. However, Gélin never acknowledged his paternity of Maria Schneider.
Selected filmography
- Premier rendez-vousPremier rendez-vousPremier rendez-vous is a 1941 French comedy film starring Danielle Darrieux, and was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote screenplay with Michel Duran. During the Nazi occupation, the film was made by Continental Films at Paris Studios Cinéma. It tells the romantic story of an orphan girl, who...
(1941) - The Long TeethThe Long TeethThe Long Teeth , is a French comedy drama film from 1952, directed by Daniel Gélin, written by Michel Audiard, starring by Danièle Delorme and Louis de Funès...
(1952) - Carthage in FlamesCarthage in FlamesCarthage in Flames is a 1960 Italian historical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin and Anne Heywood...
(1960) - La Ligne de démarcationLine of Demarcation (film)Line of Demarcation. is a 1966 film written and directed by Claude Chabrol. Its title in French is La Ligne de démarcation. It is based on upon the memoir Mémoires d'un agent secret de la France libre et La Ligne de démarcation by Gilbert Renault under his pseudonym Colonel Rémy.-Plot:A small...
(1966) - The Sleeping Car MurdersThe Sleeping Car MurdersThe Sleeping Car Murders is a 1965 French film directed by Costa Gavras from the novel by Sébastien Japrisot. It stars Simone Signoret, Michel Piccoli, Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Allégret, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner and Pascale Roberts.- Plot :Six people travel by train...
(1965) - The ChildrenThe Children (1984 film)The Children is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Marguerite Duras. It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.-Cast:* Axel Bogousslavsky as Ernesto* Daniel Gélin as Enrico...
(1984)