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Jean Darcante

1910 – 1990

French actor

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Lived 1910 – 1990 (aged 79). Jean Darcante was a French actor, film actor, director, theatre manager and playwright.

Jean Darcante, real name Jean-Louis Albassier, (1 April 1910 – 18 March 1990) was a French actor and theatre director. He was managing director of the théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris from 1946 to 1957.

Filmography Actor 1936: Girls of Paris (by Claude Vermorel) – Roland 1939: L'Étrange nuit de Noël (by Yvan Noé) – Roger 1942: La Symphonie fantastique (by Christian-Jaque) – Prosper Mérimée (uncredited) 1942: Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary (by Sacha Guitry) – Duphot 1946: Vive la liberté (by Jeff Musso) 1946: Martin Roumagnac (by Georges Lacombe) – L'avocat de la défense 1953: Flukt fra paradiset (by Toralf Sandø) – Trekkspilleren 1959: Two Men in Manhattan (by Jean-Pierre Melville) – Rouvier (final film role)

Dubbing 1940: Jud Süß – Aktuarius Faber (Malte Jäger)

Theatre Comedian 1934: Les Races by Ferdinand Bruckner, mise en scène Raymond Rouleau, Théâtre de l'Œuvre 1943: Cristobal by Charles Exbrayat, mise en scène Jean Darcante, Théâtre Montparnasse 1961: Le Misanthrope de Molière, mise en scène Jean Meyer, Théâtre du Palais-Royal

Theatre director 1943: Cristobal by Charles Exbrayat, Théâtre Montparnasse 1944: Un Don Juan by Michel Aucouturier, Comédie des Champs-Élysées 1946: Quatre Femmes by Marcel Mouloudji, théâtre de la Renaissance 1946: L'Herbe d'erreur after Rémy Bordez, adaptation Jean Variot, mise en scène Jean Darcante, théâtre de la Renaissance 1950: Ce soir à Samarcande by Jacques Deval, théâtre de la Renaissance 1952: Madame Filoumé by Eduardo De Filippo, théâtre de la Renaissance 1954: Rope by Patrick Hamilton, adaptation Gabriel Arout, théâtre de la Renaissance 1954: Il pleut bergère by René Wheeler, théâtre de la Renaissance 1954: Bel-Ami by Frédéric Dard after Guy de Maupassant, théâtre de la Renaissance 1955: Monsieur chasse de Georges Feydeau, mise en scène Jean Darcante, théâtre de la Renaissance

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Who was Jean Darcante?

French actor (1910-1990)

When was Jean Darcante born?

Jean Darcante was born on 1 April 1910 in Paris.

When did Jean Darcante die?

Jean Darcante died on 18 March 1990 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

What was Jean Darcante's occupation?

Jean Darcante was an actor, film actor, director, theatre manager and playwright.

What nationality was Jean Darcante?

Jean Darcante was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jean Darcante

· Wikidata: Q3171551

· DBpedia: Jean Darcante

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