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Biography of Martine Carol - Actress
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Martine Carol (May 16, 1922 - February 6, 1967) was a France|French film actor|actress. Born Marie Louise Jeanne Mourer in the resort town of Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, she studied acting under René Simon (1898-1966), making her stage debut in 1940 and her first motion picture in 1943. One of the most beautiful women in film, she was frequently cast as a elegant blond seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was the leading sex symbol and a top box office draw of French cinema. Despite her fame and fortune, Martine Carol's personal life was filled with turmoil that included a suicide attempt, drug abuse, and four marriages. She died at the age of forty-four of a reported heart attack in a Monte Carlo hotel room and was interred in the Cimetière du Grand Jas in Cannes, France. Partial filmography: *Love and the Frenchwoman (1961) *Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) *Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 movie)|Around the World in 80 Days (1956) *Lola Montes (film)|Lola Montes (1955) *Nana (1955 film)|Nana (1955) *Les Belles de nuit (1952) *Caroline chérie (1950) ==External links== *imdb name|id=0138987|name=PAGENAME
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Biography of Martine Carol - Actress
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Martine Carol (May 16, 1922 - February 6, 1967) was a France|French film actor|actress. Born Marie Louise Jeanne Mourer in the resort town of Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, she studied acting under René Simon (1898-1966), making her stage debut in 1940 and her first motion picture in 1943. One of the most beautiful women in film, she was frequently cast as a elegant blond seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s she was the leading sex symbol and a top box office draw of French cinema. Despite her fame and fortune, Martine Carol's personal life was filled with turmoil that included a suicide attempt, drug abuse, and four marriages. She died at the age of forty-four of a reported heart attack in a Monte Carlo hotel room and was interred in the Cimetière du Grand Jas in Cannes, France. Partial filmography: *Love and the Frenchwoman (1961) *Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) *Around the World in Eighty Days (1956 movie)|Around the World in 80 Days (1956) *Lola Montes (film)|Lola Montes (1955) *Nana (1955 film)|Nana (1955) *Les Belles de nuit (1952) *Caroline chérie (1950) ==External links== *imdb name|id=0138987|name=PAGENAME
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