Fernandel
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan town located in the province of Turin.[1] He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("her Fernand").[2][3]
Biography
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 80 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 comedy Paris 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 the funeral of Meursault's mother.
Selected filmography
- Main article: Filmography of Fernandel (French)
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Fernandel 1903–1971 (biography). French Film Guide.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to [[commons:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).]]. |
- Use dmy dates from April 2015
- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with French-language external links
- Interlanguage link template link number
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- French comedians
- French comedy musicians
- Deaths from lung cancer
- Cancer deaths in France
- 1903 births
- 1971 deaths
- Burials at Passy Cemetery
- Chevaliers of the Ordre national du Mérite
- Nastro d'Argento winners
- People from Marseille
- People of Piedmontese descent
- French male stage actors
- French male film actors
- French male television actors
- 20th-century French male actors
- Male actors of Italian descent
- 20th-century French musicians
