Arletty

Arletty (born Léonie Bathiat) (15 May 1898 - 24 July 1992) was a French model, singer, and actress.

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15 May - 1898 - 24 July - 1992 - French - Actress

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Arletty was born in Courbevoie, France, to a working-class family. Her early career was dominated by the music hall, later appearing in plays and cabaret. Arletty?s career took off around 1936 when she appeared as leading lady in the stage plays Les Joies du Capitole and Fric-Frac, in which she starred opposite Michel Simon. In the 1930s and 1940's, she became associated with the growing French film industry.

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Courbevoie - France - Music hall - Les Joies du Capitole - Fric-Frac - Michel Simon - 1930s - 1940's - French film industry

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In 1945, Arletty appeared in her most famous film role, the part of Garance in Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis. Arletty was imprisoned in 1945 for having had a wartime liaison with a German officer during the occupation of France. After a moderately successful period as a stage actor in later life, an accident in 1963 left her nearly blind, forcing her to retire.

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Marcel Carné's - Les Enfants du Paradis - 1945 - Occupation of France - 1963

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