Gerard Philippe

Gerard Philippe , of his true name Gerard Philip, was a actor of Théâtre and a Acteur of Cinéma French (December 4th 1922 - November 25th 1959).

Its career

It is born with Cannes in the the Alpes-Maritimes the December 4th 1922 in an easy family. Wire of Marcel Philip (1893-1973), lawyer which has a legal cabinet of dispute then which gives up his career to become chief administrator of the Parc De luxe hotel Hotel of Grasse and politician, and of Marie the Villette. It has an older brother Jean Philip.

It follows all its schooling to the college of the Institute Stanislas Marianiste of Cannes where he is good pupil. It obtains there, at the beginning of the war, its baccalaureat.

His/her father intends it for a career lawyer, but, meeting many artists come to take refuge in free Zone on the Riviera starting from 1939, it decides to become actor with the assistance of his/her mother who supports it in this choice. He adds a " e" with its name to obtain 13 letters with its name and its first name, amulet quantifies according to him.

In 1941, the realizer Marc Allégret makes him pass a hearing, and sends it to take courses of Dramatic art of Jean Wall and Jean Huet with Cannes. The actor Claude Dauphin the fact of playing Theater starting from 1942 with a very simple big girl of Andre Roussin with the casino of Nice.

In 1942 Marc Allégret makes him play a silhouette in its film the Box with the dreams realized by his/her brother Yves Allégret.

In 1943 the Philippe family settles street of Paradise to Paris where Gerard is registered with the Conservatoire higher national of dramatic art, follows the courses of Denis of Ines then of Georges Roy and obtains the second price of Comédie. It takes part in the Libération of Paris in 1944 by belonging to the French resistance (FFI) whereas his/her father is a recognized collaborator.

Gerard Philippe makes known himself with the Théâtre or it obtains its first success and the celebrity at the 20 years age into full Second world war in the role with the Ange in Sodome and Gomorrhe of Jean Giraudoux in 1943.

In 1943, it meets Nicole Foucarde, a Ethnologue wife of a Diplomate. They fall in love one with the other in 1946 and marry the November 29th 1951 with the town hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine in a total intimacy after she divorced its first husband. They become all the two fellow travellers of the French Communist party (PCF). It renames his Anne wife because it found this first name more poetic. They have two children together: Anne Marie Philippe born the December 21st 1954, become actress it also, then Olivier Philip born in February 1957, and settle boulevard Inkerman with Paris, then street of Tournon.

Its success with the Theater and in round explodes with the creation of Caligula of Albert Camus in 1945.

In 1947 it plays in the film the Devil with the body of Claude Autant-Lara and becomes a celebrity of the French entertainment world.

Entered with the Popular National theater of Jean Vilar in 1951, it gains many successes with Paris, in round, with the Festival of Avignon ( the Prince de Hombourg , Cid of Pierre Corneille, Richard II ), by playing a traditional repertory, and by putting itself in scene several parts of Musset or of the contemporary authors like Henri Pichette and Jean Vauthier. (In 1953 it auditions with Jean Vilar a new actor, Philippe Noiret which it integrates into the troop).

In 1952 it plays Fanfan in Fanfan the Tulip of Christian-Jaque with Gina Lollobrigida, which is worth to him to become a heroic Idole of the young people to the four corners of the world.

In same time, its youth and its Charisme of exception triumph internationally with the screen in films over Christian-Jaque, Claude Autant-Lara, Rene Clair and Rene Clément etc

Engaged actor, it is one of the first to sign the petition of the Appel of Stockholm in 1950 against the nuclear armament into full Cold war, and becomes president of the French trade union of actors (SFA) where it proves to be a trade-union big boss for the artistic trades of the Cinéma and of the Théâtre starting from 1958.

In 1959, the November 25th in full glory, with the apogee of its popularity, equipped with the Genius of the Comedy and a will have artistic out of the commun run, whereas it has just finished the turning of the film the fever goes up in El CAM of Luis Buñuel to the Mexico and whereas it suffers from a Cancer of the Foie, it is carried by a Heart attack with Paris at the 36 years age, plunging in sadness its many admirors and especially admirors. It is buried in the costume of the Cid, in accordance with its last wills with the small cemetery of Ramatuelle, close to Saint-Tropez.

To the image of James Dean or Marilyn Monroe, it enters the legend of the cinema of the Années 1950. The name of Gerard Philippe was given to very many Théâtre S and houses of the culture, of which the National Dramatic Center of Saint-Denis or municipal theaters of Orleans, Montpellier, Meaux, Calais, Champigny-sur-Marne, Saint-Cyr-the School, Liege, Saint-Jean-with-Maurienne, Saint-Nazaire, etc

Anne Philippe, her widow, writes two biographies of her husband, entitled Souvenirs in 1960 and the time of a sigh in 1964.

Roles with the theater

  • a very simple big girl comedy of Andre Roussin (1942), with the casino of Nice - role of Mick
  • an young girl knew comedy of André Haguet (1943) with the round Rasimi
  • Sodome and Gomorrhe of Jean Giraudoux (1943) with the theater Hébertot - role of the Angel
  • With the small happiness comedy of Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon (1944) with the theater Gramont
  • Fédérigo of Rene Laporte according to the news of Prosper Mérimée (1945) with the theater of Mathurins - role of the white prince
  • Caligula of Albert Camus (1945) with the Hébertot theater - role of Caligula
  • the Epiphanies of Henri Pichette (1947) with the theater of the Night birds - role of the poet
  • K.M.X Labrador comedy of Jacques Deval (1948) with the theater of Michodière - role of Harold Britton
  • the appear of the gaity comedy of Alfred Savoir (1949) with the Montparnasse theater - role with transformations
  • Cid of Pierre Corneille (1951) with the Festival of Avignon and Suresnes - role of Rodrigue
  • the Prince de Hombourg of Kleist (1951) to the theater of the Fields-Élysées - role of the prince Frederic
  • Mother courage of Brecht (1951) in Suresnes - role of Eilif, one of the wire
  • Calandria of the cardinal Dovizzi de Bibbiena, French text of Michel Arnaud (1951) with the festival of Avignon - role of Artemona, a courtesan
  • Lorenzaccio of Alfred de Musset (1952) with the festival of Avignon - role of Lorenzo de Médicis
  • Nucléa of Henri Pichette (1952) with the palate of Chaillot - role of the poet Tellur
  • the new mandrake of Jean Vauthier (1952) according to the work of Machiavel to the palate of Chaillot - role of Callimaque
  • Richard II Tragedy of William Shakespeare (1953) with the Palate of Chaillot - role of Richard II
  • Ruy Blas of Victor Hugo (1954) with the palate of Chaillot - role of Ruy Blas
  • Whims of Marianne of Alfred de Musset (1958) with the festival of Avignon and the palate of Chaillot - role of Octave
  • One badine not with the love of Alfred de Musset (1959) with the palate of Chaillot - role of Perdican

Roles with the cinema

A collaborator father, a resistant son

In Fatty, Marcel Philip, the father of Gerard Philippe, former lawyer, collaborated with the Germans: he was administrator of the Park De luxe hotel Hotel, meeting place of the Germans and place of residence of the staff Mussolinien. Moreover, he was regional delegate and member of the management committee of the French Popular party (left created by Jacques Doriot) for the the Alpes-Maritimes.

The extreme on the other hand, in August 1944, his/her son fought at the sides of resistant at the time of the insurrection for the Libération of Paris. Gerard Philippe had many friends among the Résistant S.

The December 24th 1945, the court of justice of the the Alpes-Maritimes condemned the father of Gerard Philippe to died for intelligence with the enemy and membership antinational. He was imprisoned initially with Saint-Denis, then with Grasse. His/her son tried to influence his own relations to help it and arrived there only partially. His/her father escaped in 1945 (at the time, his/her son played Paris the play Caligula ) and flees in Spain and was condemned to died by Contumace. Marcel Philip will not return in France that in 1968 following a Amnistie without to have been able to re-examine his son, dead in 1959.

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