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- When the film Coup de tête (1944) was released in October 1944, its main actress Josseline Gaël was already in prison. Gaël started her career as a child and subsequently appeared in supporting roles, amongst them Cosette in the best adaptation of the Victor Hugo's classic Les Misérables (1935). She matured into a young woman in front of the camera and became a sought-after actress in the late thirties. Following her marriage to Jules Berry , she also combined a successful career as a stage actress. In 1943, she left Berry for Antonin "Tony" Saunier, a member of the French Gestapo. Saunier belonged to the infamous "Bande Rouge" (Red Gang) owing its name more for the amount of blood on the hands of its members than their political affiliation. With him, she led a life of luxury until the Liberation when they were both arrested. Saunier, along with his gang members, was shot in front of a firing squad in March 1946 after being sentenced to death for his crimes and his collaboration with the Gestapo. At her sensational trial on 8th April 1946, Jules Berry, to whom she was still legally married, pleaded clemency for his wife to the judge. Despite a moving plea, Gaël was condemned to "National Degradation" (Deprivation of one's civil rights as a French citizen) for life. She also received a ban that forbade her to work for several years, as well as a hefty fine. She never appeared on screen after that.
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Jacques Muller was born on 13 August 1956 in Saint-Aignan, Loir-et-Cher, France. He is known for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999), Small Soldiers (1998) and Space Jam (1996). He died on 4 November 2018 in Saint-Michel, Charente, France.- Actor
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Michael Meacham was born on 4 June 1931 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sword of Lancelot (1963), The Black Arrow (1958) and Heidi Grows Up (1954). He died on 25 April 2015 in Saint-Michel, Charente, France.- Michel Eyquem, Sieur DE Montaigne (28 February 1533 - 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Montaigne had a direct influence on numerous Western writers; his massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written.
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Taos Amrouche was born on 4 March 1913 in Tunis, French Protectorate of Tunisia [now Tunisia]. Taos is known for Ramparts of Clay (1970), I Still Hide to Smoke (2016) and Da L'Mulud (1987). Taos died on 2 April 1976 in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.- Actor
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Gil Roland was born on 19 January 1902 in Saint-Angeau, Charente, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Les maris de Léontine (1947), Monsieur de Falindor (1947) and L'instinct (1930). He died on 18 March 1967 in Saint-Michel, Charente, France.