In 1946 he married Berthe Frederique; they remained married until her death last year. Described by author James McKay as "the epitome of the suave Continental" and by himself as Hollywood’s "French cliché", he was best known as the romantic lead alongside Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier in the film adaptation of Colette’s novel Gigi.

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Louis Gendre was born June 19, 1921, in Marseilles, France; when he became an actor he changed to Pierre Jourdan, then Louis Jourdan. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Hollywood created an image, and I long ago reconciled myself to it.
He was 93. “I didn’t want to be perpetually cooing in a lady’s ear.”, When Mr. Jourdan was brought to Hollywood by David O. Selznick in 1947, the producer instructed him to “learn good American English the way it is spoken by John Barrymore and Fredric March.” The actor studied hard, but he concluded: “If I had come here as a boy, I could speak unaccented English; at 24, it is impossible.”. "Any actor who comes here with an accent is automatically put in roles as a lover," he complained. He was survived by a nephew and a niece.

Hollywood created an image, and I long ago reconciled myself to it. I was the French cliche." Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. His striking good looks helped get him acting jobs, including his first movie, “Le Corsaire,” with Charles Boyer in 1938. His first Hollywood movie was The Paradine Case, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Gregory Peck.

Anonymous/Associated Press/MGM His roles included an artist in No Minor Vices, a pleasant wastrel in The Happy Time, Jennifer Jones' lover in Madame Bovary, a romantic prince in Three Coins in the Fountain, Grace Kelly's suitor in The Swan, and a staid judge in Can-Can. After the war, Mr. Jourdan resumed his movie career in France, and a talent agent recommended him to Selznick. Louis Jourdan, Hollywood's Favorite French Lover, Dies At 93 Louis Jourdan, the dashingly handsome Frenchman who starred in Gigi, Can-Can and other … Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. “He was the last French actor from the Hollywood golden era,” said Minne, who is working on a book and documentary about Mr. Jourdan. Lerner and Loewe persisted, and they gave him the title song, which required little vocalizing. During the German occupation of France, he was forced into a labor gang, cutting wood and digging ditches. His first Hollywood movie was “The Paradine Case,” directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Gregory Peck. Jourdan remained unsentimental about his movies, claiming in 1985 that he never watched them: "When they're on television, I click them away. His later films included The V.I.P's, A Flea in Her Ear, The Count of Monte Cristo," Swamp Thing, Octopussy, The Return of Swamp Thing and The Year of the Comet.

His father owned a seaside hotel in Cannes, where he met artists, actors and directors who encouraged him to study drama in Paris. His striking good looks helped get him acting jobs, including his first movie, Le Corsaire, with Charles Boyer in 1938. I was the French cliche.”. He was 93. Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor.He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), The V.I.P.s (1963) and Octopussy (1983). An undated file photo shows French actor Louis Jourdan posing in Hollywood. The film won nine Academy Awards. He showed that he could play a villain in “Julie” (1956), in which he was Doris Day’s husband, a psychopathic killer. Jourdan began his acting career in France before finding success in Hollywood, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. He also made feature films in Paris and London.

Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Louis Jourdan, the dashingly handsome Frenchman who starred in Gigi, Can-Can, Three Coins in the Fountain and other American movies, has died. Louis Gendre was born June 19, 1921, in Marseilles, France; when he became an actor he changed to Pierre Jourdan, then Louis Jourdan. “Louis was very proud of his career in America.”.


French actor Louis Jourdan, who starred in the multi-Oscar winning 1958 musical Gigi, has died in California at the age of 93.

Between Hollywood movies, Mr. Jourdan kept busy in other pursuits. During the German occupation of France, he was forced into a labor gang, cutting wood and digging ditches. hide caption. Oliver Minne, Jourdan’s official biographer, said: "He embodied French elegance and Hollywood offered him the parts to go with that. The strange stuff I found while cleaning up a... Bay Area prof under fire for promoting pseudoscience... Shops in downtown San Francisco boarding up ahead of... Stanford study: Trump campaign rallies led to 700... Grandmother says SF coyote nearly attacked her grandson, Santa Clara County sues church for 'dangerous conduct'. Deutsche Finance America and New York developer Michael Shvo teamed up to buy the building. Experts say there will be more pandemics—but you can... Walmart just announced that 'Black Friday' starts Nov. 4, Your guide to purchasing KN95 and NIOSH-approved N95 masks, SF Mayor Breed pauses some openings with uptick in cases, Study: Severe COVID-19 cases may age brain by 10 years, Iconic SF skyscraper sells for the first time ever, Maps: Here's where the power is out in California. "I didn't want to be perpetually cooing in a lady's ear." He was survived by a nephew and a niece. He and Claude Dauphin costarred as detectives in a 1955 television series, Paris Precinct," which was seen in France and the U.S. He said in 1957: “It was a wonderful story for Leslie and Maurice Chevalier, but I played a colorless leading man.

Jourdan was nevertheless made the scapegoat and was not employed for two years. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Between Hollywood movies, Jourdan kept busy in other pursuits. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts.

After the war, Jourdan resumed his movie career in France, and a talent agent recommended him to Selznick. He also made feature films in Paris and London. AFP PHOTO / STRINGER-/AFP/Getty Images. He also showed that he could play a villain in Julie (1956), in which he was Doris Day's husband, a psychopathic killer.

Assigned to make propaganda films for the Nazis, he escaped and joined the French underground. You'll note that none of the actors was nominated for Academy Awards." Louis Jourdan Has Died, Star of Gigi Was 93 Louis Jourdan Has Died, Star of Gigi Was 93 The actor also starred in Madame Bovary, Three Coins in the Fountain, The Swan, The V.I.P.S and Can-Can LOS ANGELES — Louis Jourdan, the dashingly handsome Frenchman who starred in “Gigi,” “Can-Can,” “Three Coins in the Fountain” and other American movies, has died. Succeeding Charles Boyer as Hollywood's favorite French lover, Jourdan romanced Joan Fontaine, Jennifer Jones, Grace Kelly and Shirley MacLaine in films during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. AKA Louis Gendre.

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