Maurice Garrel
Birthday: 1923-02-24
Place of Birth: Saint-Gervais, Isère, France
Biography: Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor. Garrel was born in Saint-Servais, Isère. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award for best supporting actor: in 1991 for La Discrète and in 2005 for Kings and Queen. Garrel was the father of producer Thierry Garrel and director Philippe Garrel, and the grandfather of actor Louis Garrel and actress Esther Garrel. Garrel died in Paris, aged 88. Source: Article "Maurice Garrel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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