Gérard Philipe


 
 
Gérard Philipe

Gérard Philipe (4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor, who had appeared in 34 films between 1944 and 1959.

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Born Gérard Philip in Cannes, France as a teenager Philipe took acting lessons before going to Paris to study at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art. At age 19, he made his stage debut at a theater in Nice and the following year his strong performance in the Albert Camus play, Caligula, brought an invitation to work with the Théâtre national populaire (T.N.P.) in Paris and Avignon, whose festival, founded in 1947 by Jean Vilar, is France's oldest and most famous.


 

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