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Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (French:; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage.
YearTitleRoleDirector1935René1936Student1936Haldin1936Le DromadaireJean-Louis Barrault (born Sept. 8, 1910, Le Vésinet, France—died Jan. 22, 1994, Paris) was a French actor, director, and producer whose work with both avant-garde and classic plays helped revive French theatre after World War II.
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Jean-Louis Barrault, né le 8 septembre 1910 au Vésinet et mort le 22 janvier 1994 à Paris 16e, est un comédien, metteur en scène et directeur de théâtre français . Biographie. Jeunesse. Jean-Louis Barrault est le fils du pharmacien Jules Barrault (1876-1918) et de Marcelle Hélène Valette (1884-1939) 1.
Learn about the life and career of Jean-Louis Barrault, a celebrated French stage actor, director and producer who starred in films such as Children of Paradise and The Longest Day. Find his biography, filmography, photos, videos and trivia on IMDb.
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Celebrated French stage actor/director/producer Jean-Louis Barrault was born on September 8, 1910. A superlative tragedian and mime, his dedication to both avant-garde and classical plays helped revive the French theatre after World War II, while presenting world premières of works by such playwrights as Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco and ...
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- January 22, 1994
If Jean-Louis Barrault means anything today it is the name of the man credited with playing the mime artist Jean-Baptiste Debureau in an impressive but dauntingly long black-and-white French film titled Les Enfants du paradis (a.k.a. Children of Paradise).
Jean-Louis Barrault (8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist, training that served him well when he portrayed the 19th-century mime Jean-Gaspard Deburau (Baptiste Debureau) in Marcel Carné's 1945 film Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise).
