Jacqueline Andrée Pagnol (; née Bouvier ; October 6, 1920 – August 22, 2016) was a French actress. She acted in many French

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s in the 1940s and 1950s. She was the wife of French

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Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (, also ; ; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the . Pagnol is generally regarded as one of France's ...

Biography

Early life

Jacqueline Bouvier was born on 6 October 1920.AlloCine
/ref> She grew up tending her aunt's goats in

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.Jacqueline Pagnol: "Manon des Sources, c’était moi !"
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'', 7 February 2013 She studied drama.La Gloire de Pagnol
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'', 19 May 2011

Career

She acted in many French films, six of which were directed by her husband. She has revealed that the main character in ''Manon des sources'' was based on her own childhood. She owned the copyright of Marcel Pagnol's work and approved all film adaptations.

Personal life

She met author and filmmaker

when she was twenty-three years old. They resided at

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Filmography

*''La maison des sept jeunes filles'' (1942).IMDB
/ref> * '' White Wings'' (1943). * '' Goodbye Leonard'' (1943). * ''

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'' (1944). *''Nais'' (1945). * ''

The Pretty Miller Girl ''The Pretty Miller Girl'' (French: ''La Belle Meunière'') is a 1949 French musical film directed by Marcel Pagnol and starring Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Pagnol and Raoul Marco. It is part of the tradition of operetta films. The title is a ref ...

'' (1949). * '' The Prize'' (1950). *'' Topaze'' (1951). * '' Adhémar'' (1951). * '' Manon of the Spring'' (1952). * ''

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'' (1953). * ''

The Terror with Women ''The Terror with Women'' (French: ''La terreur des dames'') is a 1956 comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Noël-Noël, Jacqueline Gauthier and Yves Robert.The A to Z of French Cinema p.24 It is an adaptation of the 1882 short stor ...

'' (1956).

References

1920 births 2016 deaths People from Gard Actresses from Occitania (administrative region) French film actresses {{france-film-actor-1920s-stub