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Actor Born: July 27, 1917 in Petrot-Vicquemare, Seine-Maritime, France Death: September 23, 1970 in Paris, France Biography:French actor/singer "Bourvil" (his professional name taken from the Bourville district of his native Normandy) was musically inclined from his youth, when he played trumpet in a municipal band. Developing his singing while in military service, Bourvil first stepped on stage in 1937 as an amateur entertainer, using the stage name "Andrel." By 1938 he had become a fixture of the French music halls with his signature song, "Ignace," and at the time of the Nazi occupation Bourvil was an established radio performer. Though popular, it took Bourvil a while to develop his own style and stop imitating his idol, Gallic comedian "Fernandel". Bourvil made his screen debut in a tiny part in "Croisieres siderales" (1941), but officially his first film was "La Ferme du Pendu", filmed in 1943 and released outside France in 1945. An established comic performer, Bourvil did more stage than film work in the 1950s,... Full Biography
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