Family tree of Michèle MORGAN

Actor

French Born Simone ROUSSEL

French film actress

Born on February 29, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France , France

Died on December 20, 2016 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Born on february 29 13

Deceased on december 20 18

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ROUSSEL

François Casimir

1811 -

LEFEUVRE

Aglaé Marguerite Aimée

1819 -

ROMÉDENNE

Victor Jacques Joseph

1826 - 1881

ROMÉDENNE

Jeanne Claire Joséphine

1840 - 1881

PAYOT

Jean Joseph

1828 - 1903

ULDRY

Marie Catherine

1838 - 1866

BOURDEAUX

Jean Baptiste Amable

1824 - 1870

VERDEL

Héloïse Maria

1840 - 1889

ROUSSEL

Napoléon Eugène

1853 - 1903

ROMÉDENNE

Jeanne Marie Louise

1862 -

PAYOT

Charles Joseph René

1862 - 1948

BOURDEAUX

Gabrielle

1868 -

ROUSSEL

Louis Jean

1886 - 1955

PAYOT

Georgette Joséphine

1890 - 1988

ROUSSEL

Simone

1920 - 2016

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She left home at the age of 15 for Paris determined to become an actress. She took acting lessons from René Simon while serving as an extra in several films to pay for her drama classes. Her beauty was noticed by director Marc Allégret who offered her a major role in the film Gribouille in 1937, opposite Raimu. Then came the film Le Quai des brumes by Marcel Carné in 1938, opposite the great French actor Jean Gabin, and Remorques in 1941. These two films established her as one of the leading actress of the time in french cinema.

Upon the invasion of France in 1940 by the Germans, Morgan left for the United States and Hollywood where she was contracted to RKO Pictures. Her career there proved rather disappointing, apart from Joan of Paris opposite Paul Henreid in 1942, Higher and Higher opposite Frank Sinatra in 1943. She was tested and strongly considered for the female lead in Casablanca but RKO would not release her for the amount of money that Warner Bros. offered. Morgan did work for Warners in Passage to Marseille opposite Humphrey Bogart in 1944. Nothing major came her way.

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