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Max Linder was born in Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France on December 16, 1883. Max Linder was listed as a film director, screenwriter and stage actor. Death is recorded on October 31, 1925, at the age of 41.
My Take
Linder is, for me, one of cinema's true founding fathers and far too easily forgotten. Born in Gironde, he built "Max" into one of the first recurring screen characters and was hailed as the first international movie star, with Chaplin himself reportedly looking up to him. That lineage gives me chills, because it means much of modern screen comedy traces back to this elegant man in a silk hat and moustache. His early death in 1925 feels like a genuine loss to film history. I hold nothing but reverence for an artist who made the whole world laugh before movies could even speak.
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- Name (English)
- Max Linder
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・ランデー
- Reading
- まっくす・らんでー
- Born
- December 16, 1883 – October 31, 1925
- Origin
- Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / stage actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Max Linder born?
Born December 16, 1883.
When did Max Linder die?
Died October 31, 1925, aged 41.
Where was Max Linder from?
Max Linder was from Saint-Loubès, Gironde, France.
What did Max Linder do?
Max Linder worked as actor, film director, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor.
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