Dany Robin
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14 April 1927
Dany Robin | |
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| Born | Danielle Robin 14 April 1927 Clamart, France |
| Died | 25 May 1995 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1930–1969 |
| Spouse(s) | Georges Marchal (1951–1969; 2 children) Michael Sullivan (1969–1995) |
Dany Robin (French pronunciation: [dani ʁɔbɛ̃]; 14 April 1927 – 25 May 1995) was a French actress of the 1950s and the 1960s.[1] Nicknamed ‘la petite fiancée de la France’ (France's little fiancée) in the post-war years, she became one of the leading female stars of the 1950s, moving from the role of ‘ingénue’ to that of saucy Parisienne. She played the leading lady in Topaz (1969), and is regarded as the last ‘Hitchcock blonde’.[citation needed]
Robin was born Danielle Robin in Clamart.[1] She performed with Peter Sellers in The Waltz of the Toreadors, and co-starred opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1953 romantic drama Act of Love. Robin co-starred with Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis Paige in Follow the Boys (1963). Her last leading role was the agent's wife Nicole Devereaux in Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969).[2]
Personal life and death
Robin was married to fellow actor Georges Marchal. On 25 May 1995, she and her second husband, Michael Sullivan, died in a fire in their apartment in Paris.[1]
