Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.BFI profile
bfi.org.uk; accessed 7 July 2015.

Career

Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with

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in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as ''Gaby en auto'' (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s. She played

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in the 1939 historical film ''

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''. She had an affair with the government minister Max Bonnafous (1900–75) during World War II, and as a result, she was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous. Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s. She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice. Gaby_Morlay_and_Beretta_Dimario

Selected filmography

* ''Le chevalier de Gaby'' (1920) * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1922) * ''La mendiante de Saint-Sulpice'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * ''Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs'' (1926) * '' Les Nouveaux Messieurs'' (1929) * '' Ariane, jeune fille russe'' (1930) * '' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * '' When Love Is Over'' (1931) * ''

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Companion Wanted ''Companion Wanted'' (French: ''Paris-Méditerranée'') is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Joe May and starring Jean Murat, Annabella and José Noguéro.Driskell p.208 A separate German version '' Two in a Car'' was made, also directed by ...

'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Scandal'' (1934) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * '' We Are Not Children'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' The King'' (1936) * '' Nuits de feu'' (1937) * '' The Messenger'' (1937) * '' Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * '' Hercule'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

Sacred Woods ''Sacred Woods'' (French:'' Le bois sacré'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Léon Mathot and starring Elvire Popesco, Gaby Morlay and Victor Boucher.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.113 It was based on a play by Robert de Flers and Gaston Arman ...

'' (1939) * ''

Behind the Facade ''Behind the Facade'' (French: ''Derrière la façade'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry and André Lefaur.Aitken p.511 The film's sets were designed by the art di ...

'' (1939) * ''

Paris-New York ''Paris-New York'' (French: ''Paris New-York'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Yves Mirande, Claude Heymann and Georges Lacombe. It stars Gaby Morlay, Michel Simon and André Lefaur.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 It was shot at the Cité ...

'' (1940) * '' They Were Twelve Women'' (1940) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1941) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Love Around the Clock'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' Night Shift'' (1944) *''

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'' (1945) *'' The Last Metro'' (1945) *''

Her Final Role ''Her Last Part'' or ''Her Final Role'' (French:''Son dernier rôle'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Jean Gourguet and starring Gaby Morlay, Jean Debucourt and Marcel Dalio.Rège p.605 A top actress discovers that she is seriously ill. ...

'' (1946) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * ''

Three Boys, One Girl ''Three Boys, One Girl'' (French: ''Trois garçons, une fille'') is a 1948 French comedy drama film directed by Maurice Labro and starring Jean Marchat, Gaby Morlay and Suzy Carrier.Goble p.154 The film's sets were designed by the art directo ...

'' (1948) * '' Gigi'' (1949) * '' Eve and the Serpent'' (1949) * '' Millionaires for One Day'' (1949) * '' Summer Storm'' (1949) * '' Father's Dilemma'' (1950) * '' Without Trumpet or Drum'' (1950) * '' Anna'' (1951) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * '' Good Enough to Eat'' (1951) * ''

The Girl with the Whip ''The Girl with the Whip'' (German: ''Das Mädel mit der Peitsche'') is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Werner Fuetterer and Sig Arno.Prawer p.123 It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berl ...

'' (1952) * '' Le Plaisir'' (1952) * ''

The Love of a Woman ''The Love of a Woman'' (French: ''L'amour d'une femme'', Italian: ''L'amore di una donna'') is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti and Gaby Morlay.The A to Z of French Cinem ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Lovers of Marianne ''The Lovers of Marianne'' (French: ''Les amoureux de Marianne'') is a 1953 French comedy film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Gaby Morlay, André Luguet and Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a F ...

'' (1953) * '' Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (1954) * '' Papa, maman, la bonne et moi'' (1954) * '' Papa, maman, ma femme et moi'' (1955) * '' L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet'' (1955) * ''

Crime and Punishment ''Crime and Punishment'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, Преступление и наказание, Prestupléniye i nakazániye, prʲɪstʊˈplʲenʲɪje ɪ nəkɐˈzanʲɪje) is a novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...

'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' Monsieur'' (1964)

References

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* 1893 births 1964 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses People from Angers 20th-century French actresses Deaths from cancer in France {{france-film-actor-stub