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Louis Jourdan (born June 19, 1919, 1920, or 1921^[1]) is a French film actor. He is known for his roles in several Hollywood films, including Gigi (1958) and Octopussy (1983). Fair use of an image from: www. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-CÃ´te dAzur Department Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence M... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... ... Not to be confused with Gigli. ... For other uses, see Octopussy (disambiguation). ...

Biography

Early life

Jourdan was born Louis Gendre in Marseille, France, the son of Yvonne (née Jourdan) and Henry Gendre, a hotel owner.^[1] He was educated in France, Turkey and England and trained as an actor at the École Dramatique, making his film debut in 1939. Following the German occupation of France during World War II, he continued to make films but after refusing to participate in Nazi propaganda films, he joined the French Resistance; his father was arrested by the Gestapo.^[2] After the 1944 liberation of France by the Allies, Jourdan married Berthe Frederique, with whom he had a son. City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-CÃ´te dAzur Department Bouches-du-RhÃ´ne (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban Community of Marseille Provence M... NÃ©e redirects here. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). ... The Croix de Lorraine, the symbol of the resistance chosen by de Gaulle French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements during World War II which fought the Nazi German occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime. ... The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: â€œsecret state policeâ€) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Career

In 1947 Jourdan accepted an offer from a Hollywood studio to appear in The Paradine Case, an Alfred Hitchcock drama starring Gregory Peck. There he became friends with several stars who shared his love of croquet. After a number of American films, most notably the 1954 romantic drama Three Coins in the Fountain, he made his Broadway debut in the lead role in Billy Rose' drama, The Immoralist. He returned to Broadway for a short run in 1955 and that year made his U.S. television debut as Inspector Beaumont in the series Paris Precinct. ... The Paradine Case was a 1947 courtroom drama movie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, produced by David O. Selznick. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 â€“ April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ... Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 â€“ June 12, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... For the Smalltalk based 3D software platform, see Croquet project. ... Three Coins in the Fountain is a 1954 film which tells the story of three American girls looking for romance in Rome. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Billy Rose (September 6, 1899 â€“ February 10, 1966) was an American theatrical showman. ... The Immoralist book cover The Immoralist is a novel by AndrÃ© Gide, published in France in 1902 as Limmoraliste. ...

During the 1950s Jourdan made several international films, including playing the male lead in La Mariée est trop belle (The Bride is Too Beautiful) opposite Brigitte Bardot. However, he is best remembered as the romantic lead opposite Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier in the 1958 film version of the Colette novel, Gigi. The film earned nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kamal Khan is a fictional character and villain in the James Bond film Octopussy. ... Brigitte Bardot (French IPA: ) (born September 28, 1934) is a BAFTA Awards-nominated French actress, former fashion model, singer, known nationalist, animal rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten. ... Leslie Caron (IPA: ) (born July 1, 1931) is an Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning, and Emmy-winning motion picture actress and dancer. ... French singer Maurice Chevalier with stars of Hellzapoppin at Expo 67, in Montreal, Quebec. ... Colette Colette [1] [2] was the pen name of the French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (January 28, 1873 â€“ August 3, 1954). ... Not to be confused with Gigli. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ...

In later years Jourdan also appeared on television, often playing villains, including 1977's Count Dracula for the BBC and the 1978 Columbo episode Murder Under Glass. In the 1983 he gained a younger audience in the James Bond film, Octopussy, where he was cast as the villainous Kamal Khan. In 1984 he played the role of Pierre de Coubertin in The First Olympics: Athens 1896, a TV series about the 1896 Summer Olympics. Count Dracula (1977) was a television adaptation of the famous novel by Bram Stoker. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Columbo is an American crime fiction TV series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. ... 007 redirects here. ... For other uses, see Octopussy (disambiguation). ... Kamal Khan is a fictional character and villain in the James Bond film Octopussy. ... His statue at the Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ...

Personal life

Jourdan's son, Louis Henry Jourdan, died of a drug overdose in 1981 and was buried in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. Jourdan has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6153 and 6445 Hollywood Blvd. He is retired and lives in the United States. The term drug overdose (or simply overdose) describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. ... Cemetery view looking South-East. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 1,290. ... Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

Filmography

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External links

Categories: 1919 births | French expatriates in the United States | French film actors | French Resistance members | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Living people | People from Marseille The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... Julian Wyatt Glover (born March 27, 1935) is an English actor. ... The James Bond novels and films are notable for their memorably despicable villains and henchmen. ... Christopher Walken (born March 31, 1943) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actor. ...

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