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- Birth namePierre Jules Louis Laudenbach
- Height5′ 5¼″ (1.66 m)
- Pierre Fresnay was born on April 4, 1897 in Paris, France. He was an actor and writer, known for The Grand Illusion (1937), The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942) and Monsieur Vincent (1947). He was married to Berthe Bovy and Rachel Bérendt. He died on January 9, 1975 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.
- SpousesBerthe Bovy(1923 - April 20, 1929) (divorced)Rachel Bérendt(May 7, 1918 - 1920) (divorced)
- RelativesPhilippe Laudenbach(Niece or Nephew)Roland Laudenbach(Niece or Nephew)
- Sir Alec Guinness states in his autobiography 'My Name Escapes Me' that Fresnay was his favorite actor.
- Distinguished French leading actor, in films from 1915. Gained a solid reputation on stage as a member of the Comedie Francaise for eleven years. Trained at the Conservatoire National d'Art Dramatique in Paris. Co-founded (with his wife, the actress Yvonne Printemps) the Theatre de la Michodiere in Paris in 1937, and starred in most of its plays. On screen, first came to the fore in Marcel Pagnol's Marseilles trilogy. Also seen in British films, notably Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). His most acclaimed performance was as an aristocratic officer in Jean Renoir's unparalleled masterpiece The Grand Illusion (1937).
- Partner: actress/singer Yvonne Printemps, 193? until his death.
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