Magali Vendeuil (18 September 1926 – 12 January 2009) was a French

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and

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who also appeared in television productions. She was a member of the

Comédie-Française The Comédie-Française () or Théâtre-Français () is one of the few state theatres in France. Founded in 1680, it is the oldest active theatre company in the world. Established as a French state-controlled entity in 1995, it is the only state ...

between 1950 and 1961. She played the

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in several films including the 1955 thriller '' More Whiskey for Callaghan''.Goble p.82 She was married to fellow actor

Robert Lamoureux Robert Lamoureux (4 January 1920 – 29 October 2011) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1951 and 1994. He starred in the film '' The Adventures of Arsène Lupin'', which was entered ...

Selected filmography

* '' Drôle de noce'' (1952) * '' Procès au Vatican'' (1952) * ''

Trial at the Vatican ''Trial at the Vatican'' (French: ''Procès au Vatican'') is a 1952 French biographical film, biographical drama film directed by André Haguet and starring France Descaut, Jean Debucourt, Suzanne Flon and Catherine Fonteney. The film is inspire ...

'' (1952) * '' Beauties of the Night'' (1952) * '' More Whiskey for Callaghan'' (1955) * '' Une fille épatante'' (1955) * '' Jugez-les bien'' (1961) * '' Impossible Is Not French'' (1974)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Hayward, Susan. ''French Costume Drama of the 1950s: Fashioning Politics in Film''. Intellect Books, 2010.

External links

* 1926 births 2009 deaths French stage actresses French film actresses French television actresses People from Gard Actresses from Occitania (administrative region) 20th-century French actresses Troupe of the Comédie-Française {{France-stage-actor-stub