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Maurice Schutz was born on 4 August 1866 in Paris, France. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), Vampyr (1932) and Cyrano de Bergerac (1923). He died on 22 March 1955 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Mireille Balin was one the most glamorous and best loved actresses of pre-war French cinema. She appeared in two of the best remembered French films of the 1930s: Pépé le Moko (1937) and Lady Killer (1937), both opposite Jean Gabin. After the German occupation of France and her separation from her long-time fiancé, the singer/actor Tino Rossi in 1942, she starred in several films and became the idol of the Paris High Society where she met the love of her life, Birl Desbok, an officer in the Wehrmacht. In the summer of 1944, as Paris was about to be liberated, she and Desbok fled Paris and tried to reach the Italian border but on September 28th, 1944 they were arrested by the FFI in Beausoleil (near Nice). Separated from Desbok, who was probably executed (she never knew what really happened to him), she was beaten and raped before being taken to Nice prison. She was soon transferred to Fresnes prison (near Paris) where she stayed until her release on bail on 3rd January 1945. She was forbidden to work for a year but once this restriction lifted, she went back to the studios to appear in what proved to be her last film La dernière chevauchée (1947), her frail constitution prevented her from appearing in any other films. She died in 1968, forgotten and broke.

Jean-Claude Pascal was born on 24 October 1927 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Pêcheur d'Islande (1959), Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954) and Die schöne Lügnerin (1959). He died on 5 May 1992 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Mona Goya was born on 25 November 1909 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. She was an actress and director, known for Cavalerie légère (1935), Mandrin (1947) and Chérie (1930). She was married to Fernand Fabre. She died on 8 October 1961 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Pierre Magnier was born on 22 February 1869 in Paris, France. He was an actor and director, known for The Rules of the Game (1939), Cyrano de Bergerac (1923) and L'ibis bleu (1919). He died on 15 October 1959 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France.

Pierre Danny was born on 4 July 1928 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was an actor, known for Schulmeister, espion de l'empereur (1971). He died on 9 May 1989 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Meg Lemonnier was born on 15 May 1905 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Un soir de réveillon (1933), Il est charmant (1932) and Studenter i Paris (1932). She died on 12 June 1988 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Laure Paillette was born on 5 October 1906 in Andenne, Wallonia, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Playtime (1967), Les promesses dangereuses (1956) and Les compagnons de Baal (1968). She died on 11 March 1968 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Pierre Kast was born on 22 September 1920 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Le bel âge (1960), Vacances portugaises (1963) and Les charmes de l'existence (1949). He died on 20 October 1984 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jane Faber was born on 19 October 1880 in Ixelles, Brabant, Belgium. She was an actress, known for Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (1913), Fantômas: The Dead Man Who Killed (1913) and Fantomas: The Mysterious Finger Print (1914). She died on 13 May 1968 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Geneviève Morel was born on 19 March 1916 in Les Andelys, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France. She was an actress, known for Dr. Knock (1951), Fantômas contre Fantômas (1949) and Deux sous de violettes (1951). She died on 30 August 1989 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

Simone Duhart was born on 7 January 1915 in Courbevoie, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France], France. She was an actress, known for Interdit au public (1949), The Immature Grain (1954) and Les vierges (1963). She died on 4 July 1984 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

Henri Lepage was born on 12 February 1898 in Paris, France. He was a director and writer, known for Fortuné de Marseille (1952), Et ta soeur (1951) and Les maîtres-nageurs (1951). He died on 4 February 1970 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Gaston Séverin was born on 4 August 1879 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Diary of a Country Priest (1951), Abus de confiance (1937) and The Curse of Greed (1914). He died on 22 December 1962 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Gabriel Rongier was born on 30 April 1921 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was an editor, known for Vortex (1976), Mission spéciale à Caracas (1965) and Love Me Strangely (1971). He died on 13 August 1991 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jacques Derives was born on 10 January 1887 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Les disparus de St. Agil (1938), Les Croquignolle (1936) and Le choc en retour (1937). He died on 19 September 1965 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Roger Puylagarde was born on 8 March 1882 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Crimson Dynasty (1935), Let's Go Up the Champs-Élysées (1938) and Pension Mimosas (1935). He died on 22 November 1938 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Jules Moy was born on 14 September 1862 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Cagliostro - Liebe und Leben eines großen Abenteurers (1929), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Rue de la paix (1927). He died on 25 April 1938 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

Andrée Pascal was born on 17 January 1892 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Mysteries of Paris (1912), Le calvaire de Mignon (1917) and Fromont jeune et Risler aîné (1921). She died on 7 December 1982 in Clichy-la-Garenne, Hauts-de-Seine, France.