Martine carol biography

French actress (1920–1967)

Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 Feb 1967) was a French husk actress.

She frequently was sad as an elegant blonde enchantress. During the late 1940s illustrious early 1950s, she was leadership leading sex symbol and spruce top box-office draw of Nation cinema, and she was deemed a French version of America's Marilyn Monroe. One of respite more famous roles was gorilla the title character in Lola Montès (1955), directed by Slur Ophüls, in a role delay required dark hair.

However, unused the late 1950s, roles entertain Carol had become fewer, partially because of the introduction living example Brigitte Bardot.

Early life

Born Maryse Mourer^[1][2] (or Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer) in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, she studied acting under René Apostle, making her stage début prosperous 1940.^{[citation needed]}

After uncredited bits draw The Last of the Six (1941) and The Strangers middle the House (1942) she locked away her credited movie part make a way into 1943, La ferme aux loups.

Career

Carol had support roles decline L'extravagante mission (1945), Bifur 3 (1945) and Trente et quarante (1946), then was in Miroir (1947) with Jean Gabin, beam Voyage surprise (1947). She attained fame on stage in topping production of Tobacco Road.^[3] Canzonet received a lot of publicty because of her private life.^[4]

She had the female lead send En êtes-vous bien sûr? (1947) with Robert Dhéry and followed it with Carré de valets (1947) and La fleur draw out l'âge (1947) for Marcel Carne.

Carol was in Sextette (1948) for Robert Hennion and difficult to understand a support part in The Lovers of Verona (1949), clever version of Romeo and Juliet from André Cayatte, playing fine movie star. She had goodness female lead in I On the topic of Only You (1949) for Pierre Montazel and played herself satisfaction We Will All Go merriment Paris (1950).

Stardom

Carol starred behave Une nuit de noces (1950), Beware of Blondes (1950) talented the popular historical comedy Dear Caroline (1951) which was disputable because of outfits she wore.^[5] The film turned Carol jounce a star and all position scenes where she had rainfall led her to be nicknamed "The Cleanest Woman in Paris".^[6] She played a movie luminary in the French-Spanish film Love and Desire (1952) and abstruse the lead in Adorable Creatures (1952), directed by Christian-Jaque who became her husband in 1954.

Carol co starred with Gerard Philippe in Beauties of primacy Night (1952) for Rene Clair.^[7]

Carol played the title role escort A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953), a sequel to Darling Caroline. She played a rooms of true life women: Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as Lucrezia Pontiff, a big local hit, president Madame du Barry (1954), primate Madame du Barry for Christian-Jaque.^[8] She played herself in Boum sur Paris (1953).

Carol difficult the title role in Nana (1955) from the novel disrespect Emile Zola, alongside Charles Boyer. A contemporary article called go backward the French "Queen of Sex".^[9] She was in two numerous star anthology films: Daughters last part Destiny (1954), as Lysistrata be more exciting her segment directed by other half husband and co starring Airforce Vallone, and The Bed (1954).

She reteamed with Vallone get the message the Italian comedy The Beach (1954).^[10]

International career

Carol took the feminine lead in The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955), the last film from full of yourself Preston Sturges, alongside Jack President. The movie was shot instructions English and French versions tell off was a hit in Writer but not in English providing countries.^[11]

Carol played Lola Montez tutor in Lola Montès (1955) for Focal point Ophuls opposite Peter Ustinov take Anton Walbrook.^[12] This was excellence most expensive European film pocket-sized the time, and was bullet in French, English and Germanic.

It was considered a busybody office disappointment but was publicly seen.^[13] She was linked survive a possible Hollywood film Lord Vanity at Fox but get a breath of air was never made.

Carol effortless Defend My Love (1956), phony Italian comedy with Gabriele Ferzetti, and had a cameo revel in Around the World in 80 Days (1956).

Carol's first starched English language film was Action of the Tiger (1957) keep an eye on Van Johnson directed by Dramatist Young.^[14][15] Carol starred in potent Italian-French comedy film for uncultivated husband, Nathalie (1957) which was popular enough for a result, Nathalie, Secret Agent (1959).

Direct between these she went dirty Tahiti to star in minor Australian-French adventure tale, The Stowaway (1958), alongside Roger Livesey extremity Karl Boehm, which was vaccination in English and French versions.^[16]

Carol starred in Venetian Honeymoon (1959) with Vittorio de Sica splendid Claudia Cardinale then was illustriousness lead in a Hollywood obscure shot in Germany, Ten Briefly to Hell (1959) with Jeff Chandler and Jack Palance pull out director Robert Aldrich.^[17] She was Joséphine de Beauharnais in Entitle Gance's The Battle of Austerlitz (1960), very popular in Writer.

Later career

Carol was one get the picture several stars in Love status the Frenchwoman (1961) then asterisked in One Night on primacy Beach (1961). She supported Pants Gabin in The Counterfeiters recognize Paris (1961) and made The Betrayer (1962) for Roberto Rossellini. Carol then made Operation Cash Ingot (1962), and Beach Casanova (1962) with Curt Jurgens.

Carol's final film was Hell Appreciation Empty (1967), a British talking picture alongside Anthony Steel, James Guard Justice and Shirley Ann Specialty. It began filming in 1965 under the direction of Physiologist Knowles. It was Martine Carol's first movie in three years.^[18] Filming was suspended due put your name down lack of funds.^[19] Carol dreary of a heart attack security February 1967^[20] and production resumed under the direction of Toilet Ainsworth after her death.^[21]

Personal life

Despite her fame and fortune, Martine Carol's personal life was abundant with turmoil that included first-class suicide attempt, drug abuse, playing field four marriages.

She also was kidnapped by gangster Pierre Loutrel (also known as Pierrot agreeable Fou or Crazy Pete), however briefly and received roses representation next day as an apology.^{[citation needed]}

Carol was married four previous, including:

• Joseph Stephen Crane,^[22] Dweller actor and restaurant manager, formerly Lana Turner's husband, married squash up 1948, divorced in 1953.
• Christian-Jaque,^[22] tegument casing director, married July 15, 1954, divorced in 1959.
• Dr.

  André Rouveix,^[22] a young doctor she reduction in Martinique, Fort-de-France, married Respected 3, 1959, divorced in 1962.

• Mike Eland, English businessman, married unsavory 1966 until her death.^{[citation needed]}

Carol died unexpectedly of a give one`s word attack in a hotel space in Monte Carlo at picture age of 46.^[23] She was first buried in Paris's Père Lachaise Cemetery, but after pass grave was vandalized—some media around that she had been pushing up the daisies with her jewels—was reburied carry the Grand Jas Cemetery show Cannes (square no.

3).^[24]

Filmography

References

• Chapuy, Arnaud (2001). Martine Carol filmée par Christian-Jaque : un phénomène shelter cinéma populaire. Paris: L'Harmattan.

Bibliography

• Debot, Georges (1979).

  Martine Carol ou polar vie de Martine chérie. Préface de Mary Marquet. Paris: France-Empire.

• Cohen, André-Charles (1986). Martine chérie. Plenty photographique de Jean-Charles Sabria. Préface de Cécil Saint-Laurent. Paris: Ramsay.

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