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'''Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard''' (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name '''Danièle Delorme''', was a French actress and film producer.
'''Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard''' (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name '''Danièle Delorme''', was a French actress, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier or Yves Robert,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616214127/https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2015/10/19/97001-20151019FILWWW00233-cinema-deces-de-l-actrice-daniele-delorme.php|title=Cinéma: l'actrice Danièle Delorme est décédée|date=19 October 2015|work=Le Figaro}} Via Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 May 2022</ref> and prize-winning film producer.


==Life==
==Life==
Delorme was born in [[Levallois-Perret]], Hauts-de-Seine, one of four children to the well-known painter, poster-maker and theater-designer [[André Girard (1901-1968)|André Girard]] and his wife Andrée (nee Jouan). After the Battle of France, M. Girard removed to [[Antibes]], then a free-zone and set up a network which provided recruiting and spying work for the French resistance. It was during this time, owing to his contacts, that his then 16 year old daughter, sthe time using the name Danièle Girard, secured her first role, a bit part in ''La Belle Aventure'' (1942).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/daniele-delorme|title=Danièle Delorme obituary|last=Bergan|first=Ronald|date=2015-10-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
Born in [[Levallois-Perret]], Hauts-de-Seine, to the painter and resistance worker [[André Girard (1901-1968)|André Girard]] and his wife, she was a talented pianist but was best known for her role in the [[cinema of France]].


She acted in the first of her more than sixty films in 1942 using her birth name but then adopted the stage name Delorme. She is best remembered for her starring role in the 1948 original French production of ''[[Gigi (1949 film)|Gigi]]'' and in the 1950s ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Minne (film)|fr|3=Minne, l'ingénue libertine|lt=Minne}}'', both of which were based on novels by [[Colette]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/daniele-delorme|title=Danièle Delorme obituary|last=Bergan|first=Ronald|date=2015-10-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-09-15|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
She acted in the first of her more than sixty films in 1942 using her birth name but then adopted the stage name Delorme. She is best remembered for her starring roles in the 1948 original French production of ''[[Gigi (1949 film)|Gigi]]'' and in the 1950s ''{{Interlanguage link multi|Minne (film)|fr|3=Minne, l'ingénue libertine|lt=Minne}}'', both of which were based on novels by [[Colette]].<ref name=":0" /> Also notable was performanace as ''femme fatale'' in [[Julien Duvivier]]'s [[Voici le temps des assassin (1955)]], co-starring with [[Jean Gabin]].

In 1960 Delorme joined more than 140 intellectuals, teachers, writers and celebrities in signing a manifesto supporting the right of French conscripts to refuse military service in Algeria. As a result, the French government on September 28 issued a ban against all signatories from appearing on state-run radio or television or in state-run theaters. At the same time the information minister said that another cabinet order was in preparation that would deny government funding to any film project in which any signatory appeared.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/09/29/archives/paris-order-curbs-140-intellectuals-for-algeria-views-france.html?searchResultPosition=13|title=Paris Order Curbs 140 Intellectuals For Algeria Views; France Imposes Curb on Writers|date=29 September 1960|work=New York Times|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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Delorme served as a member of the [[Caméra d'Or]] jury at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]].
Delorme served as a member of the [[Caméra d'Or]] jury at the [[1988 Cannes Film Festival]].


Delorme died in [[Paris]] on 17 October 2015 at the age of 89.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Her death was announced on October 19 by the director of the Paris art gallery An Girard, which she created to present, among other things, the works of her father.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" />
Delorme died in [[Paris]] on 17 October 2015. She was 89.<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2015/10/19/97001-20151019FILWWW00233-cinema-deces-de-l-actrice-daniele-delorme.php Cinéma: l'actrice Danièle Delorme est décédée] {{in lang|fr}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/daniele-delorme Danièle Delorme obituary]</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''Mara'' (1953)
* ''Mara'' (1953)
* ''[[Royal Affairs in Versailles]]'' (1954) - Louison Chabray
* ''[[Royal Affairs in Versailles]]'' (1954) - Louison Chabray
* ''[[A Slice of Life (1954 film)|A Slice of Life]]'' (1954) - Mara (segment "Mara)
* ''[[A Slice of Life (1954 film)|A Slice of Life]]'' (1954) - Mara (segment "Mara")
* ''[[House of Ricordi]]'' (1954) - Maria
* ''[[House of Ricordi]]'' (1954) - Maria
* ''[[Huis clos (1954 film)|Huis clos]]'' (1954) - Florence Langlois (uncredited)
* ''[[Huis clos (1954 film)|Huis clos]]'' (1954) - Florence Langlois (uncredited)

Revision as of 20:59, 28 May 2022

Danièle Delorme
File:Danièle Delorme.jpg
Born
Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard

(1926-10-09)9 October 1926
Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Died17 October 2015(2015-10-17) (aged 89)
Paris, France
OccupationActress
Years active1942-2001
Spouse(s)Daniel Gélin (1945-1955) (divorced) (1 child)
Yves Robert (1956-2002) (his death)
ChildrenXavier (1946–1999)[1]

Gabrielle Danièle Marguerite Andrée Girard (9 October 1926 – 17 October 2015), known by her stage name Danièle Delorme, was a French actress, famous for her roles in films directed by Marc Allégret, Julien Duvivier or Yves Robert,[2] and prize-winning film producer.

Life

Delorme was born in Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, one of four children to the well-known painter, poster-maker and theater-designer André Girard and his wife Andrée (nee Jouan). After the Battle of France, M. Girard removed to Antibes, then a free-zone and set up a network which provided recruiting and spying work for the French resistance. It was during this time, owing to his contacts, that his then 16 year old daughter, sthe time using the name Danièle Girard, secured her first role, a bit part in La Belle Aventure (1942).[3]

She acted in the first of her more than sixty films in 1942 using her birth name but then adopted the stage name Delorme. She is best remembered for her starring roles in the 1948 original French production of Gigi and in the 1950s Minne, both of which were based on novels by Colette.[3] Also notable was performanace as femme fatale in Julien Duvivier's Voici le temps des assassin (1955), co-starring with Jean Gabin.

In 1960 Delorme joined more than 140 intellectuals, teachers, writers and celebrities in signing a manifesto supporting the right of French conscripts to refuse military service in Algeria. As a result, the French government on September 28 issued a ban against all signatories from appearing on state-run radio or television or in state-run theaters. At the same time the information minister said that another cabinet order was in preparation that would deny government funding to any film project in which any signatory appeared.[4]

Personal life

In 1945, Delorme married actor Daniel Gélin with whom she had a son, Xavier (1946–1999). Delorme divorced Gélin in 1954 after he admitted having an affair with Romanian-born model Marie Christine Schneider, that produced a daughter, Maria Schneider. Delorme's son was a successful actor who died of cancer in 1999, aged 53. In 1956, Delorme married actor/filmmaker Yves Robert who partnered her in an award-winning film production company. They remained married until his death in 2002.

Delorme served as a member of the Caméra d'Or jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.

Delorme died in Paris on 17 October 2015 at the age of 89.[2][3] Her death was announced on October 19 by the director of the Paris art gallery An Girard, which she created to present, among other things, the works of her father.[1][2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Randanne, Fabien (19 October 2015). "Cinq choses que vous ignoriez peut-être sur Danièle Delorme". 20 Minutes. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Cinéma: l'actrice Danièle Delorme est décédée". Le Figaro. 19 October 2015. Via Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 May 2022
  3. ^ a b c d Bergan, Ronald (23 October 2015). "Danièle Delorme obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Paris Order Curbs 140 Intellectuals For Algeria Views; France Imposes Curb on Writers". New York Times. 29 September 1960. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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