Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach

Born April 3, 1897· Paris, France

† Died January 9, 1975

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Emerging from a theatrical family, the actor originally named Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach was urged by his uncle, Claude Garry, to pursue the stage, joining the Théâtre de Paris and later the Conservatoire before becoming a pensionnaire of the Comédie-Française in 1915; after three years of World-I service he returned in 1919 and amassed some 80 roles, especially in Musset’s works. His breakthro…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources