Fernandel

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Fernandel during an interview in Toulouse (1970)

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (born May 8, 1903 in Marseille , † February 26, 1971 in Paris ) was a French actor and singer who was known by the stage name Fernandel . He gained fame especially in his role as Don Camillo in the Don Camillo and Peppone films .

Life

origin

Both parents appeared as an entertainer in vaudeville - music theaters of the turn of the century on, the father Denis Contandin under the stage name Sined . Fernand was already on stage as a child. As a teenager he kept himself afloat with odd jobs in order to later complete an apprenticeship as a banker . But at the age of 21 he returned to the roots of his family. From then on, he performed as a singer in the cafes of his hometown. Two of his three siblings also chose the artistic career , his brother Francis under the name Fransined and the brother Marcel as Marcel Sined .

In 1925 he married Henriette Félicie Manse, with whom he had three children. The mother-in-law created the stage name Fernandel by calling him Fernand d'elle (German: "Ihr Fernand").

From singer to film

In 1928 Fernandel moved to Paris , where he soon appeared in numerous revues and operettas . Two years later he made his debut in a film by Marc Allégret . He achieved his breakthrough in 1932 with The Tugendjüngling of Madame Husson . In France he was one of the most popular film and stage actors and singers during the 1940s. He mostly played the leading role in his 125 films.

In German-speaking countries, he is mainly known for five Don Camillo films that were shot based on the books by Giovanni Guareschi . Guareschi had a say in the filming and selected Fernandel. Fernandel was critically acclaimed for his portrayal of Don Camillo and received various awards, including the Nastro d'Argento .

In the 1954 turned Le Mouton à cinq pattes in which he represents quintuplets, the centennial celebration of her father - he also represents - are ordered, a little jab comes to the Don - Camillo prior films. One of the quintuplets is a pastor who, because of the resemblance to the Don Camillo actor, is tricked by his parish into choosing a parish that is far from civilization.

In the 1966 film Money or Life , he and Heinz Rühmann play two bank employees. While Rühmann is the very correct head accountant, Fernandel plays the cashier with the usual shrewdness.

Fernandel's grave on the Cimetière de Passy in Paris, 2008

Fernandel died of lung cancer late in the evening on February 26, 1971 in Paris while filming a sixth Don Camillo film . He was buried on the Cimetière de Passy in Paris .

progeny

Her marriage to Henriette Félicie Manse in 1925 resulted in three children:

  • Josette (1926-2017)
  • Janine (* 1929)
  • Franck (1935-2011). Franck Fernandel , as he was called, was a chanson composer, singer and actor known in France and Canada.

Fernandel's grandson Vincent (* 1983), a son of Franck, works as an actor and presenter in Paris.

Filmography

Don Camillo films

Fernandel has acted in six Don Camillo films :

More movies

  • 1932: La Terreur de la pampa
  • 1932: Madame Husson's youthful youth (Le Rosier de Madame Husson) - directed by Dominique Bernard-Deschamps
  • 1937: Memory game
  • 1937: François Premier - Director: Christian-Jaque
  • 1938: Le Schpountz
  • 1938: Ernest le rebelle
  • 1940: Queen of Hearts (L'Héritier des Mondésir) - Director: Albert Valentin
  • 1940: Monsieur Hector - Director: Maurice Cammage
  • 1940: La Fille du puisatier - Director: Marcel Pagnol
  • 1941: L'Acrobate - Directed by Jean Boyer
  • 1942: Simplet
  • 1943: Adrien
  • 1944: Un chapeau de paille d'Italie - Directed by Maurice Cammage
  • 1945: Le Mystère Saint-Val - Director: René Le Hénaff
  • 1946: Buccaneers of Love ( Pétrus )
  • 1946: Les Gueux au paradis - Directed by René Le Hénaff
  • 1947: Coeur de coq - Director: Maurice Cloche
  • 1948: Émile l'Africain - Director: Robert Vernay
  • 1949: L'Héroïque Monsieur Boniface - directed by Maurice Labro
  • 1950: Botta e risposta - Director: Mario Soldati
  • 1950: Casimir (Casimir) - Director: Richard Pottier
  • 1950: accuse me! (Meurtres) - Director: Richard Pottier
  • 1950: The involuntary paratrooper (Uniformes et grandes manœuvres)
  • 1951: Topaze - Directed by Marcel Pagnol
  • 1951: Tu m'as sauvé la vie - Director: Sacha Guitry
  • 1951: On certain nights (Boniface somnambule) - Director: Maurice Labro
  • 1951: Adhémar ou le jouet de la fatalité
  • 1951: The Table of the Dead (La Table aux crevés) - Directed by Henri Verneuil
  • 1951: The red hostel (L'Auberge Rouge)
  • 1952: The Ladies Hairdresser (Coiffeur pour dames) - Director: Jean Boyer
  • 1952: Forbidden Fruit (Le Fruit défendu) - Directed by Henri Verneuil
  • 1953: The baker of Valorgue (Le Boulanger de Valorgue) - directed by Henri Verneuil
  • 1953: My Wife Cheats on Me (Carnaval) - Director: Henri Verneuil
  • 1953: Public Enemy No. 1 (L'Ennemi Public No 1) - directed by Henri Verneuil
  • 1954: The mutton with five legs (Le Mouton à cinq pattes)
  • 1954: Ali Baba (Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs)
  • 1955: Le Printemps, l'Automne et l'Amour - Directed by Gilles Grangier
  • 1956: The Fashion King (Le Couturier de ces dames) - Director: Jean Boyer
  • 1956: The Great Seducer (Don Juan) - Director: John Berry
  • 1956: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in Eighty Days)
  • 1956: Father against his will (Era di venerdì 17)
  • 1957: The Man in the Raincoat (L'Homme à imperméable) - directed by Bernard Blier
  • 1957: Le Chômeur de Clochemerle - Director: Jean Boyer
  • 1957: Senechal is the greatest (Senechal le Magnifique) - Director: Jean Boyer
  • 1958: Wrong Money and Real Curves (Paris Holiday) - Director: Gerd Oswald
  • 1958: Law is law (La legge è legge)
  • 1958: Life for Two (La Vie à deux) - directed by Clément Duhour
  • 1959: Holidays for the model boy (Le Grand chef) - Directed by Henri Verneuil
  • 1959: Psicanalista per signora (Le Confident de ces dames) - Directed by Jean Boyer
  • 1959: Me and the cow (La Vache et le prisonnier)
  • 1960: Crésus - Director: Jean Giono
  • 1960: The Boss and His Angel (Le Caïd) - Director: Bernard Borderie
  • 1960: Dynamite Jack (Dynamite Jack)
  • 1961: The Last Judgment does not take place (Il giudizio universale)
  • 1962: The Devil and the Ten Commandments (Le Diable et les Dix commandements)
  • 1962: The Man with the Sash (En avant la musique) - Director: Giorgio Bianchi
  • 1963: Le Bon roi Dagobert - Director: Pierre Chevalier
  • 1963: Everything in Butter (La Cuisine au beurre) - Director: Gilles Grangier
  • 1964: Flegelalter (L'Âge ingrat) - Director: Gilles Grangier
  • 1966: Money or Life (La Bourse et la vie)
  • 1966: The Father's Journey (Le Voyage du perè) - Directed by Denys de La Patellière
  • 1970: His last friend (Heureux qui comme Ulysse) - directed by Henri Colpi

literature

  • Philippe Halsman: The Frenchman: A Photographic Interview with Fernandel , 1st edition, Simon & Schuster, New York (1949); 2nd edition, TASCHEN, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-8365-2608-1 .
  • Jean-Jacques Jelot-Blanc: Fernandel (Essais Documents) (French), Stock (March 1991), ISBN 978-2234023192 .
  • Franck Fernandel and Pascal Djemaa: Mon Fernandel (French), Editions Autres Temps (November 2001), ISBN 978-2845211087 .

Web links

Commons : Fernandel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ knerger.de: Fernandel's grave
  2. ↑ BnF [1]
personal data
SURNAME Fernandel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Contandin, Fernand Joseph Désiré (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French actor and singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 8, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Marseille , France
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1971
Place of death Paris , France