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Fernandel

フェルナンデル　/　ふぇるなんでる

Comedian from France

May 8, 1903 – February 26, 1971　・　Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Bouches-du-Rhône
comedian
singer
stage actor

My Take

Fernandel is the kind of artist I find myself rooting for across the decades. That long, horse-like grin out of 1900s Marseille carried a warmth that needed no translation, and he poured it into vaudeville, operetta, song, and film alike. The Legion of Honour and a Golden Leopard are nice, but his real monument is the laughter he gave ordinary people, especially as the gentle country priest he made famous. He died over fifty years ago, yet that smile hasn't aged a day. I hold comedians in the highest regard, and few embodied generous, sunlit joy as fully as he did.

Overview

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ ʒozɛf deziʁe kɔ̃tɑ̃dɛ̃]; 8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel ([fɛʁnɑ̃dɛl]), 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, an…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Fernandel
Name (Japanese): フェルナンデル
Reading: ふぇるなんでる
Born: May 8, 1903 – February 26, 1971
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: comedian / singer / stage actor / film actor / director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1953 Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight of the National Order of Merit
1960 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Officier de l'Instruction publique
1954 Golden Leopard
1970 honorary citizenship
National Order of Merit

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://fernandel.online.fr/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB

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