Yvette Lebon
Yvette Lebon (born August 14, 1910 in Paris , † July 28, 2014 in Cannes ) was a French actress.
life and career
Yvette Lebon began her acting career in the early 1930s. She was discovered by the French film director Marc Allégret . Her breakthrough in France came in 1931 with a supporting role in Zouzou , where she played alongside Josephine Baker and Jean Gabin . Several films followed, most of which were only shown in France. During the occupation of France in World War II, she fled to Vichy France , where she continued to make films. After the end of the war, she married the US film producer Nathan Wachsberger. In the following years other small roles followed, such as in 1962 in Hercules, the son of the godsor 1970 in Cannabis - Angels of Violence . At the beginning of the seventies things got quieter for Lebon, who played her last role in je, tu, elles ... in 1972 . She recently lived in seclusion in Paris and was, along with Danielle Darrieux , Micheline Presle and Suzy Delair, one of the last living French film actresses of the pre-war period. Her son Patrick Wachsberger is President of Summit Entertainment .
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: Rive gauche
- 1938: Breach of trust (Abus de confiance)
- 1938: Gibraltar (Gibraltar)
- 1952: Anna and the executioner (Il boia di lilla)
- 1957: The Beast of Paris (Les Mystères de Paris)
- 1962: Hercules, the son of the gods (Ulisse contro Ercole)
- 1963: The Secret of Scaramouche (La máscara de Scaramouche)
- 1965: Baraka, Agent X 13 (Baraka sur X 13)
- 1970: Cannabis - Angel of Violence
- 1972: Je, do, elles ...
Web links
- Yvette Lebon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lebon, Yvette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 2014 |
| Place of death | Cannes |