Fernandel

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Birth Date:
08.05.1903
Death date:
26.02.1971
Length of life:
67
Days since birth:
44156
Years since birth:
120
Days since death:
19390
Years since death:
53
Person's maiden name:
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin
Extra names:
Fernandel, Fernandels Kontandens, Фернандель, Ферна́н Жозе́ф Дезире́ Контанде́н, Fernandels
Categories:
Actor, Comedian, Singer
Nationality:
 french
Cemetery:
Passy Cemetery

 

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, he was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name is the diminutive form of his first name in Occitan.

In 1930, Fernandel appeared in his first motion picture and for more than forty years he would be France's top comic actor. He was perhaps best-loved for his portrayal of the irascible Italian village priest at war with the town's Communist mayor in the Don Camillo series of motion pictures. His horse-like teeth became part of his trademark.

He also appeared in Italian and American films. His first Hollywood motion picture was 1956's Around the World in Eighty Days in which he played David Niven's coachman. His popular performance in that film led to his starring with Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg in the 1958 comedyParis Holiday.

In addition to acting, Fernandel also directed or co-produced several of his own films.

Fernandel died from lung cancer and is buried in the Cimetière de Passy, Paris, France.

Literature

In The Stranger by Albert Camus, Meursault and his female friend Marie Cordona watch a movie starring Fernandel on the day after Meursault's mother died.

Source: wikipedia.org

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