Louis Jourdan

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AKA: Louis Gendre
Nationality: French
Birthdate: 06/19/1919
Birthplace: Marseilles, France

biography

A dashingly handsome French actor, Louis Jourdan trained for the stage under Rene Simon in Paris in the 1930s and made his film debut in 1939's "Le Corsaire". His budding career was cut short by World War II when his hotelier father was arrested and Jourdan and his brothers joined the French Resistance. After the war, David O Selznick hired the actor to appear in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Paradine Case" (1946).

Jourdan was hampered in his Hollywood career by his looks and by typecasting as the Continental lover (not unlike Charles Boyer). While he was memorable opposite Joan Fontaine in Max Continued

Credits

David Savage
1959
Actor
1947
Philippe Forrestier
Prince Dino DiCessi
Cardinal Acquaviva
Gaston Lachaille
Dr Nicholas Agi
Prince Gianfranco Pietro Annunzio di Siracusa
Kamal Khan
Marc Champselle
Lyle Benton
Marc Fontaine
Duc De Beauvais
Dr Anton Arcane
Peter Stirling
Arcane

milestones

Year
Milestone
1940 
Became professional actor
 
Discovered by talent scout
1940 
Film debut, "Le Corsaire"
 
Acted in non-political French films
 
Joined Resistance in France and helped publish and distribute newspaper for the Underground
Continued

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