Author: PÉRISSET, M.,
Title: Gérard Philippe ou la jeunesse du monde. Orig. edn.
Description: Rennes, Ouest de France, 1985. Small 4°. Orig. coloured glazed boards, large portrait of Gérard Philippe on front boards, another one with french caption on lower outer boards. 187pp. Many black/white ills., of which full-page, incl. portraits, chronology, bibliography, table of contents. A lavishly illustrated and well documented biography to this famous franch actor, 1922-1959, who made his acting debut on the stage in André Roussin's 'grande fille toute simple' in 1942 and made his first film appeaance in Yves Allégret's 'La boîte aux rèves' in 1943. Encouraged by Jean Cocteau, Philippe entered the Paris conservatoire and on leaveing secured more prestigious roles in both the theatre and in the cinema. He won widespread acclaim for his performance in Albert Camus' play 'Caligula' andsecured his growing reputation with Claude Autant-Lara's 'Diable au corps' in 1946. His career success continued throughout the 1950s. A very fine copy.

Keywords: theatre cinema film movie biography gerard philippe actor acting french performance entertainment history france acteur cinéma théatre