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Fernandel

1903 - 1971

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Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor. Born in Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, a town located in the province of Turin, Italy, he became a comedy star, first gaining popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as Fernand d'elle ("Fernand of her"). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fernandel is the 172nd most popular actor (down from 159th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from France (down from 388th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Actor.

Fernandel was a French actor and comedian who is most famous for his comedic roles in French cinema.

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Among actors, Fernandel ranks 172 out of 13,578. Before him are Audie Murphy, Jamie Foxx, Jeremy Irons, Geraldine Chaplin, Jet Li, and Jim Carrey. After him are Jeanne Moreau, Glenn Close, Shirley MacLaine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harvey Keitel, and Gérard Philipe.

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Among people born in 1903, Fernandel ranks 13. Before him are Theodor W. Adorno, George Beadle, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, C. F. Powell, Adolf Butenandt, and Habib Bourguiba. After him are Mark Rothko, Jan Tinbergen, Andrey Kolmogorov, Galeazzo Ciano, Vladimir Horowitz, and Yasujirō Ozu. Among people deceased in 1971, Fernandel ranks 13. Before him are Paul Karrer, John Boyd Orr, György Lukács, Wendell Meredith Stanley, Audie Murphy, and Giorgos Seferis. After him are Hermann Hoth, J. D. Bernal, Theodor Svedberg, Arne Tiselius, Mátyás Rákosi, and Harold Lloyd.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fernandel ranks 426 out of 6,770. Before him are Alfred Kastler (1902), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), Jean Baudrillard (1929), Louise Bourgeois (1911), Pierre Laval (1883), and Francis Poulenc (1899). After him are Girard Desargues (1591), André Derain (1880), Jeanne Moreau (1928), Antoine of Navarre (1518), Pierre Gassendi (1592), and Pierre Bayle (1647).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Fernandel ranks 12. Before him are Gérard Depardieu (1948), Catherine Deneuve (1943), Jean Marais (1913), Jean Gabin (1904), Jean Renoir (1894), and Jean-Louis Trintignant (1930). After him are Jeanne Moreau (1928), Gérard Philipe (1922), Anouk Aimée (1932), Leslie Caron (1931), Philippe Noiret (1930), and Isabelle Huppert (1953).

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