Jean Gabin
French actor
Died when: 72 years 182 days (869 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Jean Gabin (French: [??~ gab?~]; 17 May 1904 – 15 November 1976) was a French actor and singer.Considered a key figure in French cinema, he starred in several classic films including Pépé le Moko (1937), La grande illusion (1937), Le Quai des brumes (1938), La bête humaine (1938), Le jour se lève (1939), and Le plaisir (1952).
During his career he had twice won both the Silver Bear for Best Actor from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor from the Venice Film Festival respectively.
Gabin was made a member of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of the important role he played in French cinema.
Related People
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License