Blanchette Brunoy
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Blanchette Brunoy was a French
actress, who had appeared in over 90 film
and television
productions between 1936 and 1998.
She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris
as the daughter of a physician
, and died in Manosque
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
of natural causes. She was the goddaughter of writer Georges Duhamel
, and studied acting at Conservatoire de Paris
. Brunoy is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Jean Renoir
's La Bête Humaine
(1938), and Marcel Carné
s La Marie du port
(1950).
She was married twice to both actors Robert Hommet (?–1958) and Maurice Maillot (1961–1968) until their death.
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...
actress, who had appeared in over 90 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
productions between 1936 and 1998.
She was born Blanche Bilhaud 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...
as the daughter of a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, and died in Manosque
Manosque
Manosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture of the département, which resides in the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains...
, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
of natural causes. She was the goddaughter of writer Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel
Georges Duhamel , was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit , the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin...
, and studied acting at Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
. Brunoy is possibly best-remembered for her roles in such films as Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir
Jean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
's La Bête Humaine
La Bête Humaine (film)
La Bête Humaine is a film directed by Jean Renoir, with cinematography by Curt Courant...
(1938), and 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...
s La Marie du port
La Marie du port
La Marie du port is a 1950 French romantic drama film directed by Marcel Carné. The screenplay was written by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes and Jacques Prévert, based on a novel by Georges Simenon. The music score is by Joseph Kosma and the cinematography by Henri Alekan...
(1950).
She was married twice to both actors Robert Hommet (?–1958) and Maurice Maillot (1961–1968) until their death.
Selected filmography
- Vient de paraîtreVient de paraîtreVient de paraître is a French film from 1949, directed by Jacques Houssin, written by Michel Duran, and starring by Pierre Fresnay. The film was also starred by Louis de Funès .- Cast :* Pierre Fresnay : Moscat...
(1949) - TourmentsTourmentsTourments , is a French drama film from 1954, directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman, written by Jacques Daniel-Norman, starring Paul Azaïs and Louis de Funès.- Cast :* Paul Azaïs : father Bizule, security guard of construction site...
(1954) - La Famille AnodinLa Famille AnodinLa Famille Anodin , is a French TV serial, in 8 episodes of 45 minutes, from 1956, on RTF.- Cast :*Alfred Adam*Claude Albers*Blanchette Brunoy*Jean-Pierre Cassel*Colette Castel*Yvonne Clech*Pierre Dac*Louis de Funès*Pierre Destailles...
(1956) - Les VeinardsLes VeinardsLes Veinards , is a French comedy film from 1963, directed by Philippe de Broca and Jean Girault, written by Jacques Vilfrid and Jean Girault, starring France Anglade and Louis de Funès...
(1963)
External links
- Blanchette Brunoy at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...
- Blanchette Brunoy at DvdToile