Jules Berry

Jules Berry born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet 9 February 1883 23 April 1951 was a French actor Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou The family moved to Paris in 1888 Berry completed his studies at the Lycée LouisleGrand and then graduated from École nationale supérieure des BeauxArts It was during his studies that Berry developed an interest in the theater Following an audition he was hired by the Théâtre AntoineSimone Berriau to act in La Mort du duc dEnghien by Léon Hennique and Le Perroquet vert by Arthur Schnitzler Later he performed at the Théâtre de lAmbiguComique and the Théâtre de lAthénée During a tour in Lyon he was noticed by JeanFrançois Ponson who hired him for a period of 12 years at the Théâtre royal des Galeries SaintHubert in Brussels Audiences in Brussels gave him a warm welcome where he played in productions such as Le Mariage de mademoiselle Beulemans Berry subsequently performed in 30 successful plays for Marcel Achard Alfred Savoir Louis Verneuil and Roger Ferdinand One of Berrys first movie roles was the silent film Oliver Cromwell 1911 directed by Henri Desfontaines His first appearance in a talking picture was Mon coeur et ses millions 1931 with Suzy Prim Over the course of his career Berry acted in 89 motion pictures Bombastic extravagant and whimsical Berry was as flamboyant as any entertainer of the period including Pierre Brasseur Berry is often considered one of the greatest actors in the history of French cinema Among Berrys best films are The Crime of Monsieur Lange by Jean Renoir Les Visiteurs du Soir by Marcel Carné Le Jour Se Lève by Marcel Carné Strange Inheritance by Louis Daquin Baccara by Yves Mirande 27 Rue de la Paix by Richard Pottier and LHabit vert by Roger Richebé Berry ended his film career in 1951 to interpret the texts of Jacques Prévert Berry was romantically involved with actresses Jane Marken Suzy Prim and Josseline Gaël He and Gaël had a daughter named Michelle in 1939 A compulsive gambler Berry frequented casinos and horse races In April 1951 Berry was admitted to the Hôpital Broussais where he died of a heart attack caused by treatment for rheumatism He is buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery division 80 Source Article Jules Berry from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30