Martine Carol

Martine Carol (May 16, 1922 - February 6, 1967) was a French film actress.

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May 16 - 1922 - February 6 - 1967 - French - Actress

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Born Marie Louise Jeanne Mourer in the resort town of Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, she studied acting under René Simon (1898-1966), making her stage debut in 1940 and her first motion picture in 1943. One of the most beautiful women in film, she was frequently cast as a elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was the leading sex symbol and a top box office draw of French cinema.

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Biarritz - Pyrénées-Atlantiques - René Simon - Stage - Debut - 1940 - Motion picture - 194 - Film - Blonde - 1940s - 1950s - Sex symbol - Box office - French cinema

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Despite her fame and fortune, Martine Carol's personal life was filled with turmoil that included a suicide attempt, drug abuse, and four marriages.

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Suicide - Drug abuse

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She died at the age of forty-four of a reported heart attack in a Monte Carlo hotel room and was interred in the Cimetière du Grand Jas in Cannes, France.

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Monte Carlo - Cimetière du Grand Jas - Cannes, France

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Partial filmography:

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• Love and the Frenchwoman (1961)
• Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
• Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
• Lola Montes (1955)
• Nana (1955)
• Les Belles de nuit (1952)
• Caroline chérie (1950)
 
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