Claude Dauphin (actor)

French actor (1903–1978) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Claude Dauphin ( Legrand; 19 August 1903 16 November 1978) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1930 and 1978, including Barbarella, The Quiet American, The Tenant, Grand Prix and a voice role in The Tale of the Fox, considered to be one of the earliest stop-motion animated films.

Born
Claude Marie Eugène Legrand

(1903-08-19)19 August 1903
Died16 November 1978(1978-11-16) (aged 75)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Yearsactive1930–1978
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Claude Dauphin
Dauphin in the 1944 film A Salute to France
Born
Claude Marie Eugène Legrand

(1903-08-19)19 August 1903
Died16 November 1978(1978-11-16) (aged 75)
Paris, France
OccupationActor
Years active1930–1978
Spouse(s)Rosine Derean
Maria Mauban
Norma Eberhardt (1955–1978; his death)
Children2, including Jean-Claude
FatherMaurice Étienne Legrand
Relatives
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L-R: Burgess Meredith, Claude Dauphin & Philip Bourneuf in A Salute to France (1944)

Biography

He was born in Corbeil-Essonnes, Essonne. His father was Maurice Étienne Legrand, a poet who wrote as Franc-Nohain,[1] and who was the librettist for Maurice Ravel's opera L'heure espagnole. His elder brother was the writer Jean Nohain.[citation needed]

Dauphin's debut on film came in La Vagabonde (1930).[1] He debuted on stage in Chapeau Chinois (1930) in Paris.[2]

Private life

Dauphin married three times: first to Rosine Derean, then to the actress Maria Mauban with whom he had a child, Jean-Claude Dauphin, also an actor. Eventually, in 1955, Dauphin married American actress Norma Eberhardt.[3] The couple divided their time between Paris, Los Angeles, New York City and Ocean Township, New Jersey.[3][4] They remained together until Dauphin's death in Paris in 1978.[3]

Selected filmography

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