Michèle Morgan
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Michèle Morgan (born 29 February 1920) is a French
film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.
, Hauts-de-Seine
, a western suburb of Paris.
She left home at the age of 15 for Paris determined to become an actress. She took acting lessons from René Simon
while serving as an extra in several films to pay for her drama classes. Her beauty was noticed by director Marc Allégret
who offered her a major role in the film Gribouille
in 1937, opposite Raimu
. Then came the film Le Quai des brumes by Marcel Carné
in 1938, opposite the great French actor Jean Gabin
, and Remorques
in 1941. These two films established her as one of the leading actress of the time in french cinema.
Upon the invasion of France
in 1940 by the Germans, Morgan left for the United States and Hollywood where she was contracted to RKO Pictures
. Her career there proved rather disappointing, apart from Joan of Paris
opposite Paul Henreid in 1942, Higher and Higher
opposite Frank Sinatra
in 1943. She was tested and strongly considered for the female lead in Casablanca
but RKO would not release her for the amount of money that Warner Bros.
offered. Morgan did work for Warners in Passage to Marseille
opposite Humphrey Bogart
in 1944. Nothing major came her way.
The war over, Morgan returned to France and quickly picked up her career with the 1946 film, La Symphonie Pastorale by Jean Delannoy
, which earned her the "Best Actress
" award at the Cannes Film Festival
. Other notable films include Carol Reed
's The Fallen Idol (1948), Fabiola
(1949), The Proud and the Beautiful (1953) by Yves Allégret
, Les Grandes Manœuvres (1955) by René Clair
, Marie-Antoinette reine de France (1956).
Morgan continued working in films throughout the 1960s, notably in Lost Command
, a 1966 film version of Les Centurions. In the 1970s, she virtually retired from the acting career, then made occasional appearances on film, television and theatre.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Morgan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 1645 Vine Street. In 1969, the government of France awarded her the Legion of Honor. For her long service to the French motion picture industry, in 1992 she was given an Honorary César Award
. In 1996, she also received the Career Golden Lion
for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival
.
Morgan achieved the most popularity in French cinema during the 1940s and 1950s, although she is mostly unknown outside of France. She published her autobiography entitled Avec ces yeux-là in 1977.
She also paints and has done ever since the 1960s. She has a fetish for painting fish because it is her zodiac sign. While others were on the barricades in May 1968, she was painting abstract objects. She accepted to do an exhibition at the Paris Gallery "Artistes En Lumière à Paris" from 2 March until the end of April 2009.
(1944–2005). Morgan and Marshall divorced in 1948. She married in 1950 French actor Henri Vidal
(1919–1959) with whom she remained until his unexpected early death in 1959. She then lived with film director and actor/writer Gérard Oury
until his death in 2006. Morgan has six grandchildren, including Sarah Marshall (1981–).
later became famous as the site of the Manson
family murders in 1969.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.
Career
Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine is designated number 92 of the 101 départements in France. It is part of the Île-de-France region, and covers the western inner suburbs of Paris...
, a western suburb of Paris.
She left home at the age of 15 for Paris determined to become an actress. She took acting lessons from René Simon
René Simon
René Simon, , born in Troyes was a French actor and founder in 1925 of the Cours Simon drama school.-External links:...
while serving as an extra in several films to pay for her drama classes. Her beauty was noticed by director Marc Allégret
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...
who offered her a major role in the film Gribouille
Gribouille (film)
Gribouille is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret, based on story "Gribouille" by Marcel Achard who co-wrote screenplay with H.G. Lustig. The music score is by Georges Auric. The film stars Raimu and Michèle Morgan.It was remade in the U.S...
in 1937, opposite Raimu
Raimu
Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire .-Biography:Born in Toulon in the Var département, he made his stage debut there in 1899. After coming to the attention of the then great music hall star Félix Mayol who was also from Toulon, in 1908 he was given a chance to work...
. Then came the film Le Quai des brumes by Marcel Carné
Marcel Carné
-Biography:Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same period he worked in...
in 1938, opposite the great French actor 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 Remorques
Remorques
Remorques is a 1941 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert and André Cayatte , based on novel by Roger Vercel. The film stars Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud and Michèle Morgan...
in 1941. These two films established her as one of the leading actress of the time in french cinema.
Upon the invasion of France
Battle of France
In the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War. The battle consisted of two main operations. In the first, Fall Gelb , German armoured units pushed through the Ardennes, to cut off and...
in 1940 by the Germans, Morgan left for the United States and Hollywood where she was contracted to RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. As RKO Radio Pictures Inc., it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chains and Joseph P...
. Her career there proved rather disappointing, apart from Joan of Paris
Joan of Paris
Joan of Paris is a 1942 war film about five Royal Air Force pilots shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II and their attempt to escape to England...
opposite Paul Henreid in 1942, Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher (film)
Higher and Higher is a 1943 musical film starring Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, and Frank Sinatra, loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. The film, however, written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard...
opposite Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
in 1943. She was tested and strongly considered for the female lead in Casablanca
Casablanca (film)
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in...
but RKO would not release her for the amount of money that Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
offered. Morgan did work for Warners in Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille is a 1944 war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from the novel Sans Patrie by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall...
opposite Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
in 1944. Nothing major came her way.
Jean Delannoy
Jean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France...
, which earned her the "Best Actress
Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
" award at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. Other notable films include Carol Reed
Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver!...
's The Fallen Idol (1948), Fabiola
Fabiola (film)
Fabiola is a 1949 Italian language motion picture historical drama directed by Alessandro Blasetti, very loosely based on the 1854 novel of the same name by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal and Michel Simon...
(1949), The Proud and the Beautiful (1953) by Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret
Yves Allégret was a French film director in the film noir genre.He is noted as having been the husband of actress Simone Signoret between the years 1944–1949.-Selected filmography:...
, Les Grandes Manœuvres (1955) by René Clair
René Clair
René Clair born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker.-Biography:He was born in Paris and grew up in the Les Halles quarter. He attended the Lycée Montaigne and the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. During World War I, he served as an ambulance driver. After the war, he started a career as a journalist...
, Marie-Antoinette reine de France (1956).
Morgan continued working in films throughout the 1960s, notably in Lost Command
Lost Command
Lost Command is a 1966 war film directed by Mark Robson and filmed in Spain. The screenplay was written by Nelson Gidding, based on the 1960 novel The Centurions by Jean Lartéguy...
, a 1966 film version of Les Centurions. In the 1970s, she virtually retired from the acting career, then made occasional appearances on film, television and theatre.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Morgan has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
at 1645 Vine Street. In 1969, the government of France awarded her the Legion of Honor. For her long service to the French motion picture industry, in 1992 she was given an Honorary César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
. In 1996, she also received the Career Golden Lion
Golden Lion
Il Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
for lifetime achievement at the Venice Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
.
Morgan achieved the most popularity in French cinema during the 1940s and 1950s, although she is mostly unknown outside of France. She published her autobiography entitled Avec ces yeux-là in 1977.
She also paints and has done ever since the 1960s. She has a fetish for painting fish because it is her zodiac sign. While others were on the barricades in May 1968, she was painting abstract objects. She accepted to do an exhibition at the Paris Gallery "Artistes En Lumière à Paris" from 2 March until the end of April 2009.
Personal life
While in Hollywood, she married actor William Marshall in 1942 with whom she had a son, Mike MarshallMike Marshall (actor)
-Early life and career:Marshall was born in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a hospital in Hollywood, California on 13 September 1944. When his parents divorced, his father made sure that he receive an American education. He began studying Law, but he dreamed of becoming an actor. He later joined...
(1944–2005). Morgan and Marshall divorced in 1948. She married in 1950 French actor Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal
Henri Vidal was a French film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1941 and 1959.-Selected filmography:* The Damned * Fabiola * L'Étrange Madame X * La Passante...
(1919–1959) with whom she remained until his unexpected early death in 1959. She then lived with film director and actor/writer Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury
Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. His real name was Max-Gérard Houry Tannenbaum.- A commercially successful French filmmaker :...
until his death in 2006. Morgan has six grandchildren, including Sarah Marshall (1981–).
In popular culture
The Los Angeles house she commissioned in 1944 at 10050 Cielo Drive10050 Cielo Drive
The original home located at 10050 Cielo Drive in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California, has been occupied by many famous Hollywood figures, and was the scene of one of the Manson "family" murders. The house was designed by Robert Byrd in 1942 for French actress Michèle Morgan...
later became famous as the site of the Manson
Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...
family murders in 1969.
Filmography
- Mademoiselle MozartMademoiselle MozartMademoiselle Mozart is a 1935 French comedy/drama genre film directed, produced and written by Yvan Noé.-Plot:A man falls in love with the pretty manager of a store of music instruments, whose business work is badly...
(1935) (uncredited) - Une fille à papa (1935) (uncredited)
- Le Mioche (1936)
- Mes tantes et moi (1936)
- Gigolette (1936)
- La Vie parisienne (1936) (uncredited)
- GribouilleGribouille (film)Gribouille is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret, based on story "Gribouille" by Marcel Achard who co-wrote screenplay with H.G. Lustig. The music score is by Georges Auric. The film stars Raimu and Michèle Morgan.It was remade in the U.S...
(1937) - Le Récif de corailLe Récif de corailLe Récif de corail is a 1938 French language motion picture adventure drama directed by Maurice Gleize. The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak, based on novel by Jean Martet...
(1938) - OrageOrage (film)Orage is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret. The screenplay was written by Marcel Achard and H.G. Lustig, based on play "Le venin" by Henri Bernstein...
(1938) - Le Quai des brumesPort of ShadowsPort of Shadows is a 1938 French film directed by Marcel Carné. It stars Jean Gabin, Michel Simon and Michèle Morgan. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert based on a novel by Pierre Mac Orlan. The music score was by Maurice Jaubert. It is a notable example of the poetic realism genre...
(1938) with Jean GabinJean 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 Michel SimonMichel SimonMichel Simon , was a Swiss actor. The actor François Simon is his son.-Early years:...
by Marcel CarnéMarcel Carné-Biography:Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same period he worked in... - La Loi du nordLa Loi du nordLa Loi du nord is a 1939 French adventure drama film directed by Jacques Feyder who co-wrote screenplay with Alexandre Arnoux and Charles Spaak, based on novel "Telle qu'elle était de son vivant" by Maurice Constantin-Weyer. The films stars Michèle Morgan, Pierre Richard-Willm and Charles Vanel...
(1939) - L'EntraîneuseL'EntraîneuseL'Entraîneuse is a 1940 French language motion picture drama directed by Albert Valentin. The screenplay was written by Charles Spaak...
(1940) - Les Musiciens du cielLes Musiciens du cielLes Musiciens du ciel is a 1940 French language motion picture drama directed by Georges Lacombe, based on novel "Musiciens Du Ceil" by René Lefèvre who co-wrote screenplay with Jean Ferry. The music score is by Arthur Honegger and Arthur Hoérée...
(1940) with Michel SimonMichel SimonMichel Simon , was a Swiss actor. The actor François Simon is his son.-Early years:... - My Life with CarolineMy Life with CarolineMy Life with Caroline is a 1941 comedy film starring Ronald Colman and Anna Lee in a screenplay by John Van Druten and Arnold Belgard, directed by Lewis Milestone for RKO Radio Pictures...
(1941) (uncredited) - RemorquesRemorquesRemorques is a 1941 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Jacques Prévert and André Cayatte , based on novel by Roger Vercel. The film stars Jean Gabin, Madeleine Renaud and Michèle Morgan...
(1941) - Joan of ParisJoan of ParisJoan of Paris is a 1942 war film about five Royal Air Force pilots shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II and their attempt to escape to England...
(1942) with Paul Henreid by Robert StevensonRobert Stevenson (director)Robert Stevenson was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society.... - The Heart of a NationThe Heart of a NationThe Heart of a Nation is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet...
(1943) - Two Tickets to LondonTwo Tickets to LondonTwo Tickets to London is a 1943 drama film made by Universal Pictures, and directed by Edwin L. Marin. The screenplay was written by Tom Reed, based on story by Roy William Neill. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Alan Curtis.A U.S...
(1943) - Higher and HigherHigher and Higher (film)Higher and Higher is a 1943 musical film starring Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, and Frank Sinatra, loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan. The film, however, written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard...
(1943) with Jack HaleyJack HaleyJohn Joseph "Jack" Haley was an American stage, radio, and film actor best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and Kansas farmworker Hickory in The Wizard of Oz.-Career:...
and Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
by Tim WhelanTim WhelanTim Whelan was an American film director, writer, producer and actor.-Selected filmography:* Adam's Apple * When Knights Were Bold * It's a Boy * Aunt Sally... - Passage to MarseillePassage to MarseillePassage to Marseille is a 1944 war film made by Warner Brothers, directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Hal B. Wallis with Jack L. Warner as executive producer. The screenplay was by Casey Robinson and Jack Moffitt from the novel Sans Patrie by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall...
(1944) with Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartHumphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
by Michael CurtizMichael CurtizMichael Curtiz was an Academy award winning Hungarian-American film director. He had early creditsas Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész... - La Symphonie Pastorale (1946) with Pierre BlancharPierre BlancharPierre Blanchar was a French actor. He appeared in 54 films between 1922 and 1961.-Selected filmography:* L'Atlantide * Street of Shadows * A Royal Divorce...
by Jean DelannoyJean DelannoyJean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.Although Delannoy was born in a Paris suburb, his family is from Haute-Normandie in the north of France... - The ChaseThe Chase (1946 film)The Chase is an American film noir, shot in black and white, directed by Arthur Ripley. The screenplay is based on the Cornell Woolrich novel The Black Path of Fear...
(1946) with Robert CummingsRobert CummingsCharles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings , mostly known professionally as Robert Cummings but sometimes as Bob Cummings, was an American film and television actor....
by Arthur RipleyArthur RipleyArthur Ripley was a film screenwriter, editor, producer and director.-Biography:In 1923, he joined the Mack Sennett studio as a comedy writer. In the 1920s he worked closely with Frank Capra churning out screenplays for many movies... - The Fallen Idol (1948) with Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonSir Ralph David Richardson was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, also appeared in several classic films....
by Carol ReedCarol ReedSir Carol Reed was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out , The Fallen Idol , The Third Man and Oliver!... - Aux yeux du souvenirAux yeux du souvenirAux yeux du souvenir is a 1948 French language motion picture romantic drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson and Georges Neveux. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Jean Marais. The admissions in France were 4,559,689 people...
(1948) - FabiolaFabiola (film)Fabiola is a 1949 Italian language motion picture historical drama directed by Alessandro Blasetti, very loosely based on the 1854 novel of the same name by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal and Michel Simon...
(1949) with Henri VidalHenri VidalHenri Vidal was a French film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1941 and 1959.-Selected filmography:* The Damned * Fabiola * L'Étrange Madame X * La Passante...
by Alessandro BlasettiAlessandro BlasettiAlessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole... - La Belle que voilàLa Belle que voilàLa Belle que voilà is a 1950 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois who co-wrote screenplay with Françoise Giroud, based on novel by Vicki Baum...
(1950) - Maria Chapdelaine (1950)
- Le Château de verreLe Château de verreLe Château de verre is a 1950 French language motion picture romantic drama directed by René Clément who co-wrote screenplay with Gian Bistolfi and Pierre Bost, based on novel "Sait-on jamais" by Vicki Baum...
(1950) - L'Étrange Madame XL'Étrange Madame XThe Strange Madame X is a 1951 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon. The screenplay was written by Marcelle Maurette, Pierre Laroche and Albert Valentin . The film stars Michèle Morgan and Henri Vidal...
(1951) - The Seven Deadly Sins (1952) with Françoise RosayFrançoise RosayFrançoise Rosay was a French opera singer, diseuse, and actress who enjoyed a film career of over sixty years and who became a legendary figure in French cinema...
by Claude Autant-LaraClaude Autant-LaraClaude Autant-Lara , was a French film director and later Member of the European Parliament .-Biography:...
(segment "Pride") - La Minute de véritéLa Minute de véritéLa Minute de vérité is a 1952 French language motion picture drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson, Roland Laudenbach and Robert Thoeren...
(1952) - Studio One (2 episodes, 1953) TV series
- The Proud and the BeautifulThe Proud and the BeautifulThe Proud and the Beautiful is a 1953 Franco-Mexican co-production drama directed by Yves Allégret. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story; the nomination officially went to Jean-Paul Sartre.-Cast:...
(1953) - Destinées (1954) segment "Jeanne"
- ObsessionObsession (1954 film)Obsession is a 1954 French language motion picture crime drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Antoine Blondin, Roland Laudenbach and Gian Luigi Rondi, based on story "Silent as the Grave" by Cornell Woolrich...
(1954) - OasisOasis (1955 film)Oasis is a 1955 French adventure film directed by Yves Allégret. It was based on novel by Joseph Kessel who co-wrote screenplay with Ben Barzman and Georges Kessel...
(1955) - NapoléonNapoléon (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) - Les Grandes Manœuvres (1955) with Gérard PhilipeGérard PhilipeGérard Philipe was a prominent French actor, who had appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959.-Career:...
by René ClairRené ClairRené Clair born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker.-Biography:He was born in Paris and grew up in the Les Halles quarter. He attended the Lycée Montaigne and the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. During World War I, he served as an ambulance driver. After the war, he started a career as a journalist...
- Marguerite de la nuitMarguerite de la nuitMarguerite de la nuit is a 1955 French language motion picture fantasy drama directed by Claude Autant-Lara, and written by Ghislaine Autant-Lara and Gabriel Arout , based on novel by Pierre Dumarchais...
(1955) - If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
- Marie-Antoinette reine de France (1956)
- The VintageThe VintageThe Vintage is a 1957 crime drama film made by MGM, and directed by Jeffrey Hayden. The screenplay was written by Michael Blankfort, based on novel by Ursula Keir...
(1957) - Retour de manivelleRetour de manivelleRetour de manivelle is a 1957 French-language motion picture crime drama directed by Denys de La Patellière who co-wrote screenplay with Michel Audiard, based on novel by James Hadley Chase...
(1957) - Racconti d'estateRacconti d'estateGirls for the Summer is a 1958 Italian romantic comedy drama film directed by Gianni Franciolini, based on story by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Alberto Sordi, Michèle Morgan, Marcello Mastroianni, Sylva Koscina, Gabriele Ferzetti, Dorian Gray, Franca Marzi, Franco Fabrizi and Jorge Mistral.It...
(1958) - Le Miroir à deux facesLe Miroir à deux facesLe Miroir a deux faces is a 1958 French drama film directed by André Cayatte who co-wrote screenplay with Gérard Oury, Jean Meckert and Denis Perret...
(1958) - MaximeMaxime (film)Maxime is a 1958 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil who co-wrote screenplay with Henri Jeanson and Albert Valentin. It based on novel by Henri Duvernois...
(1958) - Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?Pourquoi viens-tu si tard?Pourquoi viens-tu si tard? is a 1959 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin who co-wrote screenplay with Pierre Roustang, Albert Valentin and Michel Audiard...
(1959) - Vacanze d'inverno (1959)
- Menschen im HotelMenschen im HotelMenschen im Hotel is a 1959 German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt, and produced by Artur Brauner. The screenplay was written by Ladislas Fodor and Hans Jacoby, based on novel by Vicki Baum. It is a remake of the 1932 classic Grand Hotel....
(1959) - Les ScélératsLes ScélératsLes Scélérats is a 1960 French drama film directed by Robert Hossein who co-stars with Michèle Morgan, Olivier Hussenot and Jacqueline Morane....
(1960) - FortunatFortunatFortunat is a 1960 Franco-Italian co-production motion picture comedy directed and written by Alex Joffé, based on novel by Michel Breitman...
(1960) - Les Lions sont lâchésLes Lions sont lâchésLes Lions sont lâchés is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Henri Verneuil, and written by France Roche and Michel Audiard...
(1961) - Three Faces of Sin (1961)
- RencontresRencontresRencontres is a 1962 French language motion picture drama directed by Philippe Agostini who co-wrote screenplay with Odette Joyeux and Bertram L. Lonsdale. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Gabriele Ferzetti, Pierre Brasseur and Diana Gregor.It depicts the holiday love affair in which a woman has...
(1962) - Le Crime ne paie pasLe Crime ne paie pasLe Crime ne paie pas is a 1962 French drama film directed by Gérard Oury. The film stars Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Morgan, Edwige Feuillère and Annie Girardot...
(1962) segment "The Hugues Case" - Constance aux enfersConstance aux enfersConstance aux enfers is a 1963 French language motion picture crime thriller drected by François Villiers. It was based on novel "Constance aux enfers" by Jean-Pierre Ferrière, who co-wrote screenplay with Jacques Sigurd. The films stars Michèle Morgan, Dany Saval.-Plot:A young woman is killed by...
(1963) - LandruLandruLandru is a 1963 French motion picture drama directed by Claude Chabrol. The screenplay was written by Françoise Sagan...
(1963) - Il Fornaretto di VeneziaIl Fornaretto di VeneziaIl Fornaretto di Venezia is a 1963 Italian film directed by Duccio Tessari who co-wrote screenplay with Marcello Fondato, based on novel by Francesco Dall'Ongaro....
(1963) - Méfiez-vous, mesdames!Méfiez-vous, mesdames!Méfiez-vous, mesdames! is a 1963 French comedy film directed by André Hunebelle. The screenplay was written by Pierre Foucaud and Jean Halain, based on novel by Ange Bastiani...
(1963) - Les Pas perdusLes Pas perdusLes Pas perdus is a 1964 French drama film directed by Jacques Robin who co-wrote screenplay with René Fallet, based on novel by René Fallet...
(1964) - Les Yeux cernésLes Yeux cernésLes Yeux cernés is a 1964 French thriller film directed by Robert Hossein who wrote original story. The screenplay was written by Claude Desailly, André Tabet and Georges Tabet...
(1964) - Dis-moi qui tuerDis-moi qui tuerDis-moi qui tuer is a 1965 French drama film directed by Etienne Périer. The screenplay was written by Maurice Fabre and Didier Goulard, based on novel by Henri Lapierre. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Paul Hubschmid.It tells the thriller of children who find accidentally evidence of a Nazi...
(1965) - Lost CommandLost CommandLost Command is a 1966 war film directed by Mark Robson and filmed in Spain. The screenplay was written by Nelson Gidding, based on the 1960 novel The Centurions by Jean Lartéguy...
(1966) with Anthony QuinnAnthony QuinnAntonio Rodolfo Quinn-Oaxaca , more commonly known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican American actor, as well as a painter and writer...
by Mark RobsonMark RobsonMark Robson was a Canadian-born film editor, film director and producer in Hollywood.-Career:Born in Montreal, Quebec, he moved to the United States at a young age. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles then found work in the prop department at 20th Century Fox studios... - La Bien-aiméeLa Bien-aiméeLa Bien-aimée is a 1967 French television drama directed by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. It was based on short story "Fanny" by Lucie Faure who wrote screenplay. The music score is by Maurice Leroux...
(1967) (TV) - BenjaminBenjamin (film)Benjamin is a 1968 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville who co-wrote screenplay with Nina Companéez...
(1968) - Le Chat et la sourisLe Chat et la sourisLe Chat et la souris is a 1975 French mystery film directed and written by Claude Lelouch...
(1975) with Serge ReggianiSerge ReggianiSerge Reggiani was an Italian-born French singer and actor. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight...
by Claude Lelouch - Robert et Robert (1978) (uncredited)
- Le Tout pour le tout (1981) (TV)
- A Man and a Woman: 20 Years LaterA Man and a Woman: 20 Years LaterA Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later is a 1986 French drama film directed by Claude Lelouch and is a sequel to Lelouch's 1966 film Un homme et une femme. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:...
(1986) (uncredited) - Le Tiroir secretLe Tiroir secretLe Tiroir secret is a 1986 French family drama TV mini-series directed by Michel Boisrond, Edouard Molinaro, Nadine Trintignant and Roger Gillioz. The screenplay was written by Danièle Thompson, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Patrick Besson and Roger Grenier...
(1986) TV mini-series - Stanno tutti beneStanno tutti beneEverybody's Fine is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore who co-wrote the screenplay with Tonino Guerra and Massimo De Rita....
(1990) with Marcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniMarcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
directed by Giuseppe TornatoreGiuseppe Tornatore-Life and career:Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo.He worked initially as a freelance photographer... - La Veuve de l'architecte (1995) (TV)
- Des gens si bien élevés (1997) (TV)
- La Rivale (1999) (TV)
External links
- Michèle Morgan at filmsdefrance.com
- Photographs of Michèle Morgan