Martine Carol
Martine Carol | |
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Born | Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer 16 May 1920 Saint-Mandé, France |
Died | 6 February 1967 Monte Carlo, Monaco | (aged 46)
Other names | Marise Arley, Martine Carole, Marie-Louise Maurer |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1941–1967 |
Spouses | André Rouveix
(m. 1959; div. 1962)Mike Eland (m. 1966) |
Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. She frequently was cast as an elegant blonde seductress. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, she was the leading
Early life
Born Maryse Mourer[1][2] (or Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer) in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, she studied acting under René Simon, making her stage début in 1940.[citation needed]
After uncredited bits in The Last of the Six (1941) and The Strangers in the House (1942) she had her credited movie part in 1943, La ferme aux loups.
Career
Carol had support roles in
She had the female lead in
Stardom
Carol starred in
Carol co starred with
Carol played the title role in A Caprice of Darling Caroline (1953), a sequel to Darling Caroline. She played a series of true life women:Lucrèce Borgia (1953) as Lucrezia Borgia, a big local hit, and Madame du Barry (1954), as Madame du Barry for Christian-Jaque.[8] She played herself in Boum sur Paris (1953).
Carol had the title role in
International career
Carol took the female lead in The French, They Are a Funny Race (1955), the last film from director Preston Sturges, alongside Jack Buchanan. The movie was shot in English and French versions and was a hit in France but not in English speaking countries.[11]
Carol played
Carol made Defend My Love (1956), an Italian comedy with Gabriele Ferzetti, and had a cameo in Around the World in 80 Days (1956).
Carol's first proper English language film was Action of the Tiger (1957) with Van Johnson directed by Terence Young.[14][15] Carol starred in an Italian-French comedy film for her husband, Nathalie (1957) which was popular enough for a sequel, Nathalie, Secret Agent (1959). In between these she went to Tahiti to star in an Australian-French adventure tale, The Stowaway (1958), alongside Roger Livesey and Karl Boehm, which was shot in English and French versions.[16]
Carol starred in
Later career
Carol was one of several stars in
Carol's final film was
Personal life
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 also was kidnapped by gangster Pierre Loutrel (also known as Pierrot le Fou or Crazy Pete), albeit briefly and received roses the next day as an apology.[citation needed]
Carol was married four times, including:
- Joseph Stephen Crane,[22] American actor and restaurant manager, previously Lana Turner's husband, married in 1948, divorced in 1953.
- Christian-Jaque,[22] film director, married July 15, 1954, divorced in 1959.
- Dr. André Rouveix,[22] a young doctor she met in Martinique, Fort-de-France, married August 3, 1959, divorced in 1962.
- Mike Eland, English businessman, married in 1966 until her death.[citation needed]
Carol died unexpectedly of a heart attack in a hotel room in Monte Carlo at the age of 46.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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1941 | The Last of the Six | Une femme | Georges Lacombe | uncredited |
1942 | The Strangers in the House | Une spectatrice aux Assises | Henri Decoin | uncredited |
1943 | La ferme aux loups | Micky | Richard Pottier | |
1945 | Bifur 3 | Germaine | Maurice Cam | |
L'extravagante mission | Stella Star | Henri Calef | ||
1946 | Trente et quarante | Madeleine Bitterlin | Gilles Grangier | |
1947 | Mirror | Lulu | Raymond Lamy | |
Mystery Trip | Isabelle Grosbois | Pierre Prévert | ||
Are You Sure? | Caroline | Jacques Houssin | ||
Four Knaves | Catherine Bonpain | André Berthomieu | ||
La fleur de l'âge | Marcel Carné | |||
1948 | Les souvenirs ne sont pas à vendre | Sonia | Robert Hennion | |
1949 | The Lovers of Verona | Bettina Verdi | André Cayatte | |
I Like Only You | Irène | Pierre Montazel | ||
1950 | We Will All Go to Paris | Martine Carol | Jean Boyer | |
Wedding Night | Sidonie de Valpurgis | René Jayet | ||
Beware of Blondes | Olga Schneider | André Hunebelle | ||
1951 | Darling Caroline | Caroline de Bièvre | Richard Pottier | |
1952 | Love and Desire | Martine - la star | Henri Decoin | |
Adorable Creatures | Minouche | Christian-Jaque | ||
Beauties of the Night
|
Edmee | René Clair | ||
1953 | A Caprice of Darling Caroline | Caroline de Bièvre | Jean Devaivre | |
Lucrèce Borgia | Lucrèce Borgia | Christian-Jacque | ||
Boum sur Paris | Herself | Maurice de Canonge | ||
1954 | Destinées
|
Lysistrata | Christian-Jacque | segment: "Lysistrata" |
Royal Affairs in Versailles | La duchesse de Bouillon | Sacha Guitry | scenes deleted | |
The Beach | Anna Maria Mentorsi | Alberto Lattuada | ||
The Bed | Agnès de Rungis | Ralph Habib Henri Decoin Gianni Franciolini Jean Delannoy |
segment: "Lit de la Pompadour" | |
Madame du Barry | Madame du Barry | Christian-Jacque | ||
1955 | Nana | Nana | Christian-Jacque | |
Les Carnets du Major Thompson | Martine Thompson | Preston Sturges | ||
Lola Montès | Lola Montès | Max Ophüls | ||
1956 | Difendo il mio amore | Elisa Leonardi | Giulio Macchi | |
Around the World in 80 Days | Girl in Paris Railroad Station | Michael Anderson | cameo | |
1957 | Action of the Tiger | Tracy Malvoisie | Terence Young | |
Nathalie | Nathalie Princesse | Christian-Jaque | ||
1958 | The Stowaway | Colette | Lee Robinson and Ralph Habib | |
1959 | Venetian Honeymoon | Isabelle dos Santos | Alberto Cavalcanti | |
Ten Seconds to Hell | Margot Hofer | Robert Aldrich | ||
Nathalie, Secret Agent | Nathalie Princesse | Henri Decoin | ||
1960 | Austerlitz | Joséphine de Beauharnais | Abel Gance | |
Love and the Frenchwoman | Eliane Girard | Michel Boisrond Christian-Jaque René Clair Henri Decoin Jean Delannoy Jean-Paul Le Chanois Henri Verneuil |
segment: "Femme seule" | |
1961 | Un soir sur la plage | Georgina | Michel Boisrond | |
The Counterfeiters of Paris | Solange Mideau | Gilles Grangier | ||
Vanina Vanini | Contessa Vitelleschi | Roberto Rossellini | ||
1962 | Operation Gold Ingot | Kathy | Georges Lautner | |
I Don Giovanni della Costa Azzurra | Nadine Leblanc | Vittorio Sala | ||
1966 | Lasciapassare per l'inferno | George Fuller | ||
1967 | Hell Is Empty | Martine Grant | Bernard Knowles | Released Posthumously |
References
- ^ The New Yorker, Volume 32, Issues 15-27, p 306
- ISBN 9780399516047.
- ^ "Parisian Star Went. Cool on "Hot" Role". The Evening Advocate. Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Marlene is back with ex-beau". The Sun. No. 11, 829. New South Wales, Australia. 24 December 1947. p. 22 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The ordeal of Caroline". The Daily News. Vol. LXXI, no. 24, 405. Western Australia. 4 July 1953. p. 4 (Sports). Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Mallin, Jay (4 January 1956). "Outside US, Nudes is Good Newds at the BO". Variety. p. 66.
- ^ "Enticing, Fascinating". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 33, 320. Victoria, Australia. 19 June 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "French Films 52% of French Market". Variety. 19 January 1955. p. 12.
- ^ "Martine Carol is France's sexiest siren..." The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. [?]. Australia, Australia. 5 December 1956. p. 28. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Italian Drama". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 23, no. [?]. Australia, Australia. 15 February 1956. p. 45. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Nat Segaloff, Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 281-283
- ^ "She Baths in Bubbly – At £500 a Time". The Mirror. Vol. 35, no. 1766. Western Australia. 2 April 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Martina Müller, Werner Dütsch: Lola Montez – Eine Filmgeschichte. In: Stefan Drößler (ed.): Lola Montez. Filmmuseum München, München 2002, p. 6.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 359
- ^ "Outdoor roles for Van and Martine". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 32. Australia, Australia. 9 January 1957. p. 26. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Martine Carol". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 20. Australia, Australia. 23 October 1957. p. 57. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Merrick, James W. (August 10, 1958). "Heartier Horse Opera Heroines". The New York Times. p. X5.
- ^ "Martine Has All Clothes in This Role". Los Angeles Times. 27 December 1965. p. D17.
- ^ David Wynne-Morgan. London Life. July 30, 1966. Pages 10, 12
- ^ "Martine Carol, French Actress – Screen Star Who Appeared in Over 40 Films Dies". The New York Times. 7 February 1967. p. 39. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Hell Is Empty". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37, no. 432. London. January 1, 1970. p. 226.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Martine Carol Dies". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 606. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 7 February 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Grave plundered". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 622. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 February 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- Chapuy, Arnaud (2001). Martine Carol filmée par Christian-Jaque : un phénomène du cinéma populaire. Paris: L'Harmattan.
Bibliography
- Debot, Georges (1979). Martine Carol ou la vie de Martine chérie. Préface de Mary Marquet. Paris: France-Empire.
- Cohen, André-Charles (1986). Martine chérie. Collection photographique de Jean-Charles Sabria. Préface de Cécil Saint-Laurent. Paris: Ramsay.
External links
- Martine Carol at IMDb
- Martine Carol at the TCM Movie Database
- Martine Carol at AllMovie