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Fernandel

French actor and singer (1903-1971)

PersonDied aged 67humanQ129092

Also known as Fernand Joseph Desire Contandin

Born: May 8, 1903
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority File“Fernandel”Retrieved 2015-08-14
2.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: February 26, 1971
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority File“Fernandel”Retrieved 2015-08-14
2.Stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)Retrieved 2015-09-28
3.Stated in Encyclopædia Britannica OnlineRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: 5th arrondissement of Marseille
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1.marseille.fr/culture/actualites/adessias-fernandel
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, Marseille
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-11
2.Stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)Retrieved 2015-09-28
3.Stated in Léonore database
4.Stated in birth certificatearchives13.fr/ark:/40700/vta291e3883b0269539/daogrp/0/27Retrieved 2024-09-19
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Place of death: 16th arrondissement of Paris
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1.Stated in Léonore database
2.Stated in death certificatearchives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMjQtMDktMTkiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6Mjc0NTU1O3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=115%2C180&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=133&uielem_brightness=0&uielem_contrast=0&uielem_isinverted=0&uielem_rotate=FRetrieved 2024-09-19
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, Paris
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-12-31
2.Stated in Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)Retrieved 2015-09-28
3.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2019-11-23
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Citizenship: France
Occupation: comedian
, singer
, stage actor
+5 more
Employer: Savonnerie du Fer-à-cheval
, Banque nationale de crédit
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1.marseille.fr/culture/actualites/adessias-fernandel
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Spouse: Henriette-Félicie Manse(since 1925)
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Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin, 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.

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Paris Holiday(1958)
The Law Is the Law(1958)
The Lord's Vineyard(1958)
The Man in the Raincoat(1957)
Scandals of Clochemerle(1957)
His Greatest Role(1957)
Around the World in 80 Days(1956)
Don Juan(1956)
The Virtuous Bigamist(1956)
Honoré de Marseille(1956)
Fernandel the Dressmaker(1956)
Don Camillo's Last Round(1955)
Spring, Autumn and Love(1955)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1954)
The Sheep Has Five Legs(1954)
Mam'zelle Nitouche(1954)
The Most Wanted Man(1953)
The Return of Don Camillo(1953)
Carnaval(1953)
Little World of Don Camillo(1952)
An Artist with Ladies(1952)
Forbidden Fruit(1952)
The Valorgue Baker(1952)
The Sleepwalker(1951)
Topaze(1951)
The Red Inn(1951)
La Table-aux-Crevés(1951)
Adhémar ou Le Jouet de la fatalité(1951)
I'm in the Revue(1950)
Gij Hebt Mij Het Leven Gered(1950)
Casimir(1950)
Caught in the Foreign Legion(1950)
Film locations of Three Sinners(1950)
The Heroic Monsieur Boniface(1949)
The Flying Wardrobe(1948)
Si ça peut vous faire plaisir(1948)
Escale au soleil(1947)
Emile the African(1947)
Rooster Heart(1946)
Pétrus(1946)
The Adventure of Cabassou(1946)
St. Val's Mystery(1945)
Nais(1945)
The Lucky Star(1943)
Don't Shout It from the Rooftops(1943)
Love Around the Clock(1943)
Adrien(1943)
A Dog's Life(1943)
Simple-Minded(1942)
Les Petits Riens(1942)
The Italian Straw Hat(1941)
Le Club des soupirants(1941)
The Acrobat(1941)
The Well-Digger's Daughter(1940)
The Mondesir Heir(1940)
Monsieur Hector(1940)
The Marvelous Night(1940)
Berlingot and Company(1939)
Fric-Frac(1939)
Raphaël le tatoué(1939)
The Five Cents of Lavarede(1939)
Barnabé(1938)
Tricoche and Cacolet(1938)
Hercule(1938)
Ernest the Rebel(1938)
Heartbeat(1938)
Harvest(1937)
Francis the First(1937)
The Kings of Sport(1937)
Josette(1937)
Ignace(1937)
A Legionnaire(1936)
Un carnet de bal(1936)
Jim the Crook(1935)
Ferdinand the Roisterer(1935)
The Bread Peddler(1934)
Angèle(1934)
Le chéri de sa concierge(1934)
L'Hôtel du libre échange(1934)
Skylark(1934)
Le gros lot(1933)
D'amour et d'eau fraîche(1933)
Lidoire(1933)
The Orderly(1933)
Fun in the Barracks(1932)
Cœur de lilas(1932)
Man Without a Name(1932)
Madame Husson's Rose (film, 1932)(1932)
No Women(1932)
The Darling of Paris(1931)
Black and White(1931)
On purge bébé(1931)
J'ai quelque chose à vous dire(1931)
Bric à Brac et compagnie(1931)

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Sex or gender: male
1
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-14
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Place of burial: Passy Cemetery(March 1, 1971) burial plot reference: 1 · commons category: Grave of Fernandel (Passy, division 1) · coordinates: 48.8628°N, 2.2844°E
Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour(January 23, 1953)
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1.Stated in Léonore database
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Knight of the National Order of Merit
honorary citizenship(1970) conferred by: Cassino
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres(1960)
Officier de l'Instruction publique
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1.Stated in Léonore database
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Golden Leopard(1954) for work: The Sheep Has Five Legs
Cause of death: lung cancer
Child: Franck Fernandel
Birth name: Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin
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1.Stated in birth certificatearchives13.fr/ark:/40700/vta291e3883b0269539/daogrp/0/27Retrieved 2024-09-19
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Manner of death: natural causes
Website: fernandel.online.fr language: French
Start of work period: 1908
Given name: Fernand
Joseph
Désiré
Family name: Contandin
Filmography: Fernandel filmography
Instrument: voice
Discography: Fernandel discography
Different from: Fernandel criterion used: nickname, stage name or pseudonym not unique
Significant person: Gino Cervi
Marcel Pagnol
Jean Manse
Raimu
Sacha Guitry
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts subject named as: Contandin, Fernand-Joseph
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1.Stated in performing-arts.chRetrieved 2022-08-29
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Pseudonym: Fernandel
Significant event: funeral(March 1, 1971) refine date: 14:00 · location: Église Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau, avenue Raymond-Poincaré
marriage(April 4, 1925) location: Marseille · together with: Henriette-Félicie Manse
Residence: 9th arrondissement of Paris located on street: Avenue Trudaine · house number: 15
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1.Stated in Léonore database
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16th arrondissement of Paris(March 1971) located on street: avenue Foch · house number: 44
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1.Stated in Léonore database
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Carry-le-Rouet
12th arrondissement of Marseille location: Les Trois-Lucs
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1.Stated in Léonore database
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Member of: 93e régiment d'artillerie de montagne(1925–1926)
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1.Stated in Léonore database
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Number of children: 3
Sibling: Fransined
Religion or worldview: Catholicism
Relative: Jean Manse kinship to subject: wife's brother
Date of burial or cremation: March 1, 1971 refine date: 14:00
End of work period: 1970
Native language: French

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