Marcel Duhamel
Marcel Duhamel (right) with Jacques Prévert in the film Mon frère Jacques (1961)
Marcel Duhamel (born July 16, 1900 in Paris , † March 6, 1977 in Saint-Laurent-du-Var , Alpes-Maritimes department ) was a French actor and author . After the Second World War he founded the Série noire ("Black Series") at Gallimard , a series of detective novels of American origin. At times he belonged to the surrealist movement and the avant-garde group “le grand jeu”.
Filmography (selection)
- 1932: The thing is rocked (L'affaire est dans le sac)
- 1934: The last billionaire (Le dernier milliardaire)
- 1936: The crime of Mr. Lange (Le crime de Monsieur Lange)
- 1936: Life is ours (La vie est à nous)
- 1937: a strange case (Drôle de drame)
- 1937: Branded (Forfaiture)
- 1939: The white slave (L'esclave blanche)
- 1939: The law of the north (La loi du nord)
- 1940: Narcissus, the involuntary aviator (Narcisse)
- 1939–1941: barges (Remorques)
- 1953: This man is dangerous (Cet homme est dangereux)
Web links
- Marcel Duhamel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Duhamel, Marcel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1977 |
| Place of death | Saint-Laurent-du-Var |