Fernandel

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.

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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

Origin

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Occupation

comedian / singer / stage actor / film actor / director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

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

• Official sitehttp://fernandel.online.fr/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandel
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129092

Tags

• Bouches-du-Rhône
• comedian
• singer
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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