Gil Delamare
Gil Delamare (Gilbert-Yves Delamare of Villenaise de Chenevarin, known as), Actor and Stuntman French, born the October 14th 1924 with Paris, deceased at the time of a cascade the May 31st 1966, with Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis).
Pioneer of the special effects
Studying in right, it decides at 20 years all to plate to enter as trapezist a circus. Practitioner parachuting, he is Co-recordman of the world of freefall (9 509 meters). He will be the film " high-speed motorboat; The man-oiseau" of Jacques Dubourg falling and drifting with wings in fabrics. Stuntman renewing the kind, Gil Delamare will make then career like Cascadeur except par and specialist in the special Effets famous at his time. Among many films where it is present at the credits as a person in charge of the special effects: * the Man of Rio * Tribulations of Chinese in China * the Nitwit . The 2CV of Marshal, struck by Saroyan, and which collapse of pieces, it is him… In 1964, Fantômas breaks out It engaged on this occasion Rémy Julienne, then champion of France of Moto-cross, to carry out acrobatics in the motor bike then it is " The Gentleman of Cocody" with Jean Marsh " Coplan Breaks tout" (1965) then " comes; Large Restaurant" and especially the Great Ramble with two other stuntmen Roger Meshs and Gerard Streiff. *
G. Delamare was also charged with the cascades in How to steal a million dollars or the longest Day . As actor, he was the partner of Gerard Philippe in Fanfan the Tulip , and of Gina Lollobrigida in the Beautiful ones of night . He was also scenario writer of scenes of action in particular in " Large Restaurant".
During the turning of the film the Saint takes the mounting (1966) of Christian-Jaque), which was held on a portion of highway in construction, one of the scenes in which it doubled Jean Marais comprised a head with tail. Unfortunately, the " Caravelle" convertible on board of which Gil had taken seat was turned over, killing it Net.
Gil Delamare is buried with the Cemetery of Saint-Maur-of-Ditches (the Valley-of-Marne).
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