Biographies: Louis Jourdan - Actor

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French actor, born in Marseille in 1921. He was educated in France, Britain and Turkey. He trained as an actor with René Simon at the École Dramatique. He started his life working in the hotels of Nice, Cannes and Marseille. He began his artistic career in 1939 with French films. After the occupation of France in World War II by Nazi forces, which arrested his father and his two brothers, he participated in the French Resistance and distributed newspapers in the subway as part of the resistance. His career in cinema was interrupted after he refused to participate in Nazi propaganda. After the war, he was invited to Hollywood, where he presented the movie The Paradine Case (1947) and continued to work in American and international films. He also worked in Chicago and Illinois theaters. The American audience knew him through Gigi (1958). He retired from acting and lived in Los Angeles, California. He passed away on February 14, 2015 (age 93) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

• 27 February 2022
• Christina Aziz