Orane Demazis

Actor

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Also Known As

Orane Burgard

Birth Place

Oran, DZ

Born

September 04, 1894

Biography

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Doe-eyed blonde actress, most vividly remembered for her soulful performances as Fanny, the pregnant, abandoned fish-seller in playwright-director Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles trilogy, "Marius" (1931), "Fanny" (1932) and "Cesar" (1936). (Demazis had earlier created the character on the Paris stage.)Pagnol's companion from 1929 for almost ten years, Demazis also starred as the title charact...

Filmography

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Bastien, Bastienne (1979)

Souvenirs d'en France (1975)

Rude journee pour la reine (1973)

The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)

Madame Escallin

Le Schpountz (1938)

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Le Schpountz (1938) -- (Movie Clip) God Most Definitely is Not Mad!

Le Schpountz (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Those Sentenced To Death

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Marcel Pagnol

Husband

Director, screenwriter, playwright. Born on February 28, 1895; together c. 1929-38; died on April 28, 1974.

Biography

Doe-eyed blonde actress, most vividly remembered for her soulful performances as Fanny, the pregnant, abandoned fish-seller in playwright-director Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles trilogy, "Marius" (1931), "Fanny" (1932) and "Cesar" (1936). (Demazis had earlier created the character on the Paris stage.)

Pagnol's companion from 1929 for almost ten years, Demazis also starred as the title character under the playwright's direction in "Angele" (1934), the sentimental, poignant story of another abandoned, expectant mother. She appeared opposite the popular horse-faced French comedian Fernandel in Pagnol's "Regain" (1937) and "Le Schpountz"/"Heartbeat" (1938). After Demazis' relationship with Pagnol ended, her career went into decline, although she appeared sporadically in minor roles into the late 1970s.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Bastien, Bastienne (1979)

Souvenirs d'en France (1975)

Rude journee pour la reine (1973)

The Case of Dr. Laurent (1957)

Madame Escallin

Le Schpountz (1938)

Les Miserables - Part 1 (Tempest in a Skull) (1934)

Les Miserables - Part 2 (The Thenardiers) (1934)

Les Miserables - Part 3 (Liberty, Sweet Liberty) (1934)

Les Miserables (1934)

Life Events

1931

Starred in film version of Pagnol's "Marius"

1934

Played Eponine in first non-Pagnol film, "Les Miserables"

1938

Starred in her last film for Pagnol, "Le Schpountz/Heartbeat"

1979

Appeared in final film, "Bastien, Bastienne"

Videos

Le Schpountz (1938) -- (Movie Clip) God Most Definitely is Not Mad! Opening his uncle's shop in his pajamas, aspiring actor Irenee (French comic star Fernandel) is overjoyed to discover the customer (Enrico Glori) has brought a film crew, in Marcel Pagnol's Le Schpountz, 1938.

Le Schpountz (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Those Sentenced To Death Aspiring actor Irenee (Fernandel) has no idea the Parisian film crew (Enrico Glori, Orane Demazis et al) is mocking him, urging him to attempt a challenging role, a famous scene from Marcel Pagnol's Le Schpountz, 1938.

Marius (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Opening Credits Credits and impressive location shots of Marseille in the opening from Alexander Korda's Marius 1933, an adaptation from Marcel Pagnol's trilogy of plays best known as the basis for Fanny, 1961.

Marius (1933) -- (Movie Cilp) Four Thirds Marseilles cafe owner Cesar (Raimu) is awakened and sets about scolding son Marius (Pierre Fresnay) and friend Fanny (Orane Demazis) in Alexander Korda's Marius, 1933, from Marcel Pagnol's trilogy of plays.

Companions

Marcel Pagnol

Husband

Director, screenwriter, playwright. Born on February 28, 1895; together c. 1929-38; died on April 28, 1974.

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