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'' (1932) * ''

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

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'' (1936) * '' The King'' (1936) * '' Nights of Fire'' (1937) * ''

A Picnic on the Grass ''A Picnic on the Grass'' (French: ''Un déjeuner de soleil'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by Marcel Cravenne and starring Gaby Morlay, Jules Berry and Josseline Gaël. It was based on a 1926 play of the same title by André Birabeau ...

'' (1937) * '' The Messenger'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Hercule'' (1938) * '' White Nights in Saint Petersburg'' (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 Ar ...

'' (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 dire ...

'' (1939) * ''

Paris-New York ''Paris-New York'' (French: ''Paris New-York'') is a 1940 French comedy crime 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 C ...

'' (1940) * ''

They Were Twelve Women ''They Were Twelve Women'' (French: ''Elles étaient douze femmes'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Georges Lacombe and starring Gaby Morlay, Françoise Rosay and Micheline Presle.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 It was shot at the Buttes-C ...

'' (1940) * '' The Black Diamond'' (1941) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Love Around the Clock'' (1943) * '' White Wings'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) *''

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'' (1945) *''

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'' (1945) *'' Her Final Role'' (1946) * '' The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean'' (1947) * '' The Lost Village'' (1947) * '' Three Boys, One Girl'' (1948) * '' Gigi'' (1949) * '' Eve and the Serpent'' (1949) * '' Millionaires for One Day'' (1949) * '' Summer Storm'' (1949) * ''

Father's Dilemma ''Father's Dilemma'' () is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a ...

'' (1950) * '' Without Trumpet or Drum'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1951) * '' Mammy'' (1951) * ''

Good Enough to Eat ''Good Enough to Eat'' (French: ''Une fille à croquer'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Raoul André and starring Gaby Morlay, Louise Carletti and Serge Reggiani. It draws inspiration from the story of Red Riding Hood.Zipes p.145 The ...

'' (1951) * '' The Girl with the Whip'' (1952) * '' Le Plaisir'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * ''

Royal Affairs in Versailles ''Royal Affairs in Versailles'' (French title: ''Si Versailles m'était conté'') is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama directed by Sacha Guitry. Described as "a historical film showing Versailles from its beginnings to the present day", it t ...

'' (1954) * '' Papa, maman, la bonne et moi'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1955) * ''

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'' (1956) * ''

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'' (1959) * ''

Quay of Illusions ''Quay of Illusions'' (French: ''Quai des illusions'') is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Émile Couzinet and starring Gaby Morlay, Louis Seigner and Lise Bourdin. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renneteau. S ...

'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1964)

References

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* 1893 births 1964 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French silent film actresses Actors from Angers Actresses from Pays de la Loire 20th-century French actresses Deaths from cancer in France {{france-film-actor-1890s-stub