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Actor Born: April 9, 1895 in Geneva, Switzerland Death: 1975 in Near Paris, France Biography:Swiss-born actor "Michel Simon" was one of the most popular and beloved actors of the French cinema. The son of a sausage maker, Simon drifted through his early years as a boxer, commercial photographer and acrobat. He turned "straight" actor in 1918, making his Geneva stage debut two years later. Essentially a theatre performer throughout the 1920s, Simon occasionally appeared in small film roles, notably as Jean LeMaitre in Dreyer's "Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928). Full film stardom came his way when, in 1931, Simon starred in the movie version of his great stage success "Jean De La Lune." His screen performances of the 1930s remain fresh and alive even after six decades, largely due to Simon's sudden spurts of improvisation; "Jean Renoir", who directed Simon in "La Chienne" (1931) and "Boudu Saved From Drowning" (1932), has credited the actor with introducing the "improv" technique to French... Full Biography
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