Bourvil
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Bourvil, a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy, most notably in his collaboration with Louis de Funès in La Grande Vadrouille (1966), was born André Zacharie Raimbourg (July 27, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare, France). He died September 23,1970 in Paris, of Kahler's syndrome.
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Biography
When Bourvil was very young his father died, and he spent his entire childhood in the village of Bourville, the name of which inspired his stage name. He married Jeanne Lefrique on January 23, 1943. After a battle with Kahler's syndrome, which attacks the bone marrow, he died at the age of 53. He is buried in Mountainville (Yvelines).
His roles
In his comic performances Bourvil principally played roles of gentle and well-meaning characters who were often a bit obtuse or naive, such as his roles opposite the energetic Louis de Funès. Bourvil's well-meaning characters not only managed to make us laugh but also to save themselves from the Machiavellian designs of adversaries played by de Funès.
Bourvil was, however, also capable of more dramatic roles such as the handyman in L'Arbre de Noël (1969). In this role he observes the relationship between a man he works for and the young son who has fallen ill. The audience can identify with the character played by Bourvil, just as they can in his comic roles, so often as a simple man. One can also note his role of Thénardier in the film adaptation of Misérables (1957)).
Filmography
- 1941 : Croisières sidérales
- 1945 : la Ferme du pendu
- 1946 : Pas si bête
- 1947 : le Studio en folie
- 1947 : Par la fenêtre
- 1947 : Blanc comme neige
- 1948 : le Cœur sur la main
- 1949 : le Roi Pandore
- 1949 : Miquette et sa mère
- 1950 : le Rosier de madame Husson
- 1950 : le Passe-Muraille (film, 1950)
- 1951 : Seul dans Paris
- 1952 : le Trou normand
- 1952 : Cent francs par seconde
- 1953 : les Trois Mousquetaires
- 1954 : Si Versailles m'était conté ...
- 1954 : Poisson d'avril
- 1954 : Cadet-Rousselle
- 1954 : le Fil à la patte
- 1955 : les Hussards
- 1956 : la Traversée de Paris
- 1956 : le Chanteur de Mexico
- 1957 : les Misérables
- 1958 : le Miroir à deux faces
- 1958 : Sérénade au Texas
- 1958 : Un drôle de dimanche
- 1959 : le Chemin des écoliers
- 1959 : le Bossu
- 1959 : la Jument verte
- 1960 : le Capitan
- 1960 : Fortunat
- 1961 : Tout l'or du monde
- 1961 : le Tracassin
- 1962 : les Culottes rouges
- 1962 : les Bonnes Causes
- 1963 : le Magot de Josepha
- 1963 : Un drôle de paroissien
- 1963 : la Cuisine au beurre
- 1963 : le Jour le plus long
- 1964 : la Grande Frousse
- 1964 : le Corniaud
- 1965 : Guerre secrète
- 1965 : la Grosse Caisse
- 1965 : les Grandes Gueules
- 1966 : la Grande Vadrouille
- 1966 : Trois enfants dans le désordre
- 1967 : les Arnaud
- 1967 : les Cracks
- 1968 : la Grande Lessive
- 1968 : Gonflés à bloc
- 1968 : le Cerveau
- 1969 : l'Arbre de Noël
- 1969 : l'Étalon
- 1970 : le Cercle rouge
- 1970 : le Mur de l'Atlantique
Songs
Nearly 300, among which the best now are:
- La tendresse
- Salade de fruits
- Les crayons
- La Tactique du gendarme (from the film Le roi Pandore)
- Ballade irlandaise
- Un clair de lune à Maubeuge
External links
French links
- Regularly updated Biography Site (http://users.skynet.be/bourvil/)
- Biography Site (http://jetiembre.free.fr)bg:Бурвил