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Encyclopedia > Gerard Philips

Gerard Leonard Frederik Philips (Zaltbommel October 9, 1858 - Den Haag January 25, 1942) was a Dutch industrialist and founder and first CEO of the NV Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken. Zaltbommel is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Company logo Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics), usually known as Philips, is one of the largest consumer electronics producers in the world. ...


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Stars of French Film: Biographies (146 words)
The actor was born Gérard Philip in Cannes on 4 December 1922 and studied drama in Nice.
He made his acting debut on the stage in André Roussin's Une grande fille toute simple in 1942 and made his first film appearance in Yves Allégret's La boîte aux rêves in 1943.
Encouraged by Jean Cocteau, Philipe entered the Paris conservatoire and on leaving secured more prestigious roles in both theatre and in the cinema.
Gérard Philipe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (382 words)
Gérard Philipe (December 4, 1922 – November 22, 1959) was a prominent French actor.
Born in Cannes, as a teenager Gérard Philipe took acting lessons before going to Paris to study at the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.
Gérard Philipe made his film debut in 1943 in Les Petites du Quai aux Fleurs and after a few more minor film roles, he rocketed to fame as a result of his performance in Claude Autant-Lara's 1947 film Le diable au corps.
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